Traditional food of London: 3 dishes

• Jellied eels · Street food · London

  Jellied eels are chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock of water, vinegar, nutmeg and lemon, then left to cool; the eel is naturally gelatinous, so the liquid sets into a jelly around the pieces.

• Pie and mash · Main dish · London

  Pie and mash is a Cockney classic: a minced beef pie, with a suet pastry base and a flaky lid, served with a smear of mashed potato and covered in liquor, a thin green parsley sauce, with vinegar on the side.

• Chelsea bun · Dessert · London

  The Chelsea bun is a square-sided spiral of rich yeast dough, flavoured with lemon peel and cinnamon or mixed spice, rolled up with currants, brown sugar and butter and baked close together in a tray.

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