The Melton Mowbray pork pie is set to win a ten-year battle to gain protected geographical status (PGI) from the European Commission.
The agreement mean that only pies made in and around the Leicestershire town will be able to use the term Melton Mowbray to describe their products.
The classic pies will join a list of 34 other British products protected under the scheme, including Cornish clotted cream, Welsh lamb, Whitstable oysters and Scottish salmon.
The application for PGI status was initially submitted a decade ago by a group of authentic pie makers who banded together as the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association (MMPPA).
Over the last ten years the application has gathered significant public backing with thousands of people signing a petition and sending letters of support.
Matthew O'Callaghan, a Melton Mowbray councillor and chairman of the MMPPA, said: "The award of PGI for Melton Mowbray pork pies safeguards our regional food heritage, protects our local jobs and gives the consumer value for money.
"I don't think it unreasonable to ask companies to honestly label their products so that a product's level of quality, recipe and origin are guaranteed for consumers.
I hope that this move encourages other regional producers to seek the recognition they deserve for their distinctive products."
While no furher objections are permitted from the UK, other EC member states have until October 4 to raise any objections - likely to a a formality. Outside the UK, products such as champagne and Parma ham have PGI