Pie 'n' mash in London
There can be few institutions more synonymous with the East End of London than pie 'n' mash shops
By Rob Greig
Published 18 Jun 2019, 16:40 BST
Jellied eel, a Cockney staple
Photograph by Rob GreigF. Cooke on Broadway Market
Photograph by Rob GreigSonny flattens the shortcrust with a 100-year-old mangle
Photograph by Rob GreigThe pastry is shaped into individual pie tins
Photograph by Rob GreigBob Cooke sits down for his daily morning pie
Photograph by Rob GreigAt M.Manze, on Tower Bridge Road
Photograph by Rob GreigThe archetypal Pie 'n' Mash aesthetic of tiled walls and marble surfaces
Photograph by Rob GreigGravy is offered as an alternative to liquor
Photograph by Rob GreigPie
Photograph by Rob GreigG. Kelly's, on Bethnal Green Road
Photograph by Rob GreigLiquor instead of gravy with pie
Photograph by Rob GreigMaureen's in Poplar also offers veggie options and smaller pies
Photograph by Rob GreigPie straight from the oven
Photograph by Rob Greig