Worcestershire Sauce

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@Paradon (2063)
Pattaya, Thailand
May 24, 2018 12:00am CST
I used to think that this sauce was just something that bartenders splashed in a drink called a Bloody Mary, but it is so much more than that. Lea and Perkins started in 1837 and is somewhat of a mistake! The original batch was so strong that they put the barrel in a cellar and forgot about it. The two chemists needed to make space in the cellar some years later and tried tasting it and found that it had mellowed and was quite good. It is still produced in the city of Worcester. (Most of this discussion came from Wiki but I did check my version for plagiarism and none was found)
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
24 May 18
I always have a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce in the refrigerator. Richard, the producer is not Lea and Perkins, but "Lea & Perrins". I use it not only for drinks, it goes in several food preparations.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
25 May 18
@aureliah I see the label every day.
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The Fly One
@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
24 May 18
Anna you are always very knowledgable
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Richard
@Paradon (2063)
• Pattaya, Thailand
26 May 18
LOL What's life without a few typos!
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
24 May 18
I grew up with Worcestershire sauce in my childhood home here in New Zealand.
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Richard
@Paradon (2063)
• Pattaya, Thailand
24 May 18
Is that a common sauce there or used like me in a drink?
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
24 May 18
@Paradon not used as much now, but in my day used as a flavouring in sauces, much as one would use soy sauce now.
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Richard
@Paradon (2063)
• Pattaya, Thailand
24 May 18
@valmnz Thanks!
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
24 May 18
For a moment I thought that it is a sauce made from the hobbits
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Richard
@Paradon (2063)
• Pattaya, Thailand
24 May 18
No, they were a mischievous bunch for sure, but innocent of this product!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134448)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 May 18
I like worcester sauce it is good on meat.
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The Fly One
@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
24 May 18
I have never tried this sauce but its discovery is quite interesting.
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Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
24 May 18
I read a similar story about oyster sauce. Apparently a chef was making oyster soup, but left it too long on the stove, and it ended up really thick and strong. Instead of writing it off as a mistake, he called it oyster sauce, and a new product was born. (This info comes from a cook book written by a friend of the original chef, so I am presuming that it is true.)
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Richard
@Paradon (2063)
• Pattaya, Thailand
26 May 18
Thanks Lynn! Amazing how many things are created as a mistake!
Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
26 May 18
@Paradon Yes, I've heard of quite a few.
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archiekins
@ivanituut (1934)
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24 May 18
wanna try that soon
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