| If you are from the United Kingdom then you will | | | | very common to find pie and mash recipes that |
| know exactly what pie and mash actually is, and it | | | | have been improved, tweaked, and changed. if |
| is very likely that you will have tasted it too! It is | | | | you follow a new recipe then you are not going |
| a very traditional British meal that has been | | | | to be able to create an authentic dish. |
| around for years, and will still be on British menus | | | | As we all know, this day and age is a time where |
| for many years to come. Pie and mash can make | | | | we are all obsessed with convenience. The |
| a brilliant filling meal that can be enjoyed by | | | | majority of us will generally go for a quick meal |
| everyone of all ages. Most people don't think | | | | when we have the choice between making a |
| about the history of British meals, but every meal | | | | proper home cooked dish, or buying a takeaway. |
| has a history and an origin, and pie and mash is no | | | | For those of you who prefer convenience to |
| exception. | | | | proper food then there is always the option of |
| Pie and mash as a meal comes from London, and | | | | ordering a takeaway pie and mash meal. |
| has been around since the nineteenth century, and | | | | Not many people know that you can order a |
| is still very popular today. The sauce that is | | | | takeaway pie and mash meal but there are in |
| usually serve with pie and mash is a green colour, | | | | fact many specialist takeaways that offer that |
| and is actually formed from parsley. The water | | | | exact service. If you are ordering from an |
| that is used in the sauce is usually left over water | | | | authentic pie and mash restaurant then you might |
| from where the eels have been stewed as a part | | | | be able to get a decent pie and mash dish that is |
| of the main meal. The shops that specialize in pie | | | | close to the real thing, but it will be nothing in |
| and mash usually all have a very similar | | | | comparison to a home cooked version. |
| appearance to give them an authentic feel. The | | | | For those who don't want to order out, there is |
| appearance usually includes white tile walls, and | | | | also the alternative of buying yourself a pie and |
| marble worktops. | | | | mash ready meal. This is not a good idea if you |
| Cooking a traditional pie and mash dish is actually a | | | | want a tasty, healthy, home cooked meal, |
| relatively simple process. Anyone can do it with | | | | because it would be very difficult to find a ready |
| the right recipe. If you want to cook a proper | | | | meal that has all of these qualities, but it is a quick |
| traditional pie and mash meal then you are going | | | | alternative if that is what you want. |
| to need to look for a recipe that is authentic. It is | | | | |