1975: Jellied eels on the streets of London
Derek Cooper explores jellied eels, one of the traditional dishes of the East End of London.
Derek first visits Joyce's Pie and Mash Shop on Tower Bridge Road, the oldest eel and pie shop in the East End, where the menu - pie, parsley sauce, mashed potatoes and stewed eels - has remained unchanged for decades. Then on to Tubby Isaac's jellied eel stall in Aldgate, where Tubby himself addresses the rumour that eels are an aphrodisiac, and bemoans the rising price of his most famous ingredient.
This clip is from A Taste of Britain, originally broadcast .