Will Brexit endanger Britain's famous pork pies and real ale?

London

IMAGINE a game of cricket on a village green in the English countryside. The pace is slow. You won't miss much as you sit and enjoy a picnic. How about a Melton Mowbray pork pie, where you bite through the shortcrust pastry and a layer of jelly before reaching the meaty centre? To drink? Kentish Ale, best enjoyed at room temperature, without annoying bubbles. And to round it off, a slice of Stilton.

All three enjoy legal protection against imitation throughout the European Union under regulations that recognise regional and traditional foods. The list of protected foodstuffs also includes Cornish pasties, Whitstable oysters, Scotch beef, Jersey royal potatoes and Anglesey sea salt.