Did You Know – Worcestershire Sauce
- Worcestershire Sauce is a fermented sauce made from vinegar, molasses, sugar, onions, salt, spices, garlic, tamarind and anchovies.
- The correct way to pronounce it is “Wuss Terr Sherr” sauce.
- This condiment, when opened, is made to last in your cool, dry pantry for about a year. Stored in the refrigerator it should last up to three years.
- Two chemists whipped up a batch of the sauce, however, it was so strong and considered inedible that they put the barrel in the basement. The chemists names were John Lea and William Perrins.
- After 18 months they removed the barrel of sauce from the basement and decided to give it another taste. They discovered the long fermented sauce had become mellow and palatable.
- The sauce was commercialized in 1837 and the first bottles were sold to the public in 1838.
- Lea & Perrins is the leading global brand of Worcestershire Sauce.
- The producer claims they are the oldest commercially bottled condiment in the US.
- Worcestershire Sauce was named for the town of Worcester, England in the Shire (county) of Worcester.
- The reason the paper wrapper was originally placed over the bottles was to avoid bottle breakage during shipping. Today it is not necessary, however, the paper wrap has come to symbolize the premium quality of Lea & Perrins.
Source: en.m.Wikipedia.org
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Good to know 👍🏼 – A lot of fermented foods we have today were found by mishaps so to speak. I read a similar story to how sour cream came to be. A farmer had skimmed the cream from the milk and had set it a side and forgot about it until several days later. When he seen what had happened to the cream, he experimented to see if it would happen again. And it did. Today though, sour cream is made by adding an acidic ingredient to cream to speed up the process of making sour cream.
I didn’t know that, how interesting! Thank you
Your welcome
I love these posts, so informative!
Thank you!
I did not know that, thank you Diane
You’re welcome Sheree.
Oh my goodness! I loved this magical sauce which I use in some of my favorite recipes for a long time but I never knew any background on it – awesome 🙂
I was most surprised by how long you can store it once it’s opened and that it has anchovies in it.
All us English cooks know of Worcester sauce .Town of my families stand against Lancaster troops and how we took the throne of England in 1471 .Sauce is now famous all over world and so is my ancestor King Edward 1v
It is a fascinating story and is a global sauce. An ancestor of King Edward 1v, how interesting.
That was an interesting read. Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!
A favourite. We say Wooster 🙂
It is so much fun getting a bunch of people together and pronouncing it their way. Even funnier is how simple the word actually is. Lol
such an interesting back story
It sure is Beth, thank you.
Thanks for the back story on Worcestershire Sauce. I just used it the other day and laughed to myself about the abudance of umami condiments that are available now. The original is still the best.
I agree it is the only brand I use.
You never cease to amaze! This is very interesting information and very entertaining reading. I bow to you goddess.
Thank you my friend!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
You’re welcome Jeanne!
🙂 🙂 🙂
Interesting food trivia, Diane! Who knew?
Thank you, there are so many things to learn about food.
You always post such interesting information! I didn’t know that was the correct way to pronounce it, you can imagine how people have said it over the years! It always amazes me how people invent different things, like combining food items and getting something delicious.
My husband asked me what was in it and then said it would make a good post, he was right. I was intrigued by how it came to be. Pronouncing it is more fun than using it. Lol I always thought about the inventions too Susan, then I felt sorry for the taste testers (wondering how many died or got sick) until it was mastered.
There are always two bottles of Worcestershire sauce in our cupboard (and they never last for a year)!
Hahaha It has so many uses in recipes. When I was a kid we put it on steak, now I use seasonings.
Thanks for sharing the delightful history of this famous product – I use it a bunch!
I think it is one thing in everyone’s pantry or refrigerator. You’re welcome Mary.
Great story! Thanks for sharing it, Diane.
Thank you Linda and you’re welcome.
Love this trivia. I’ve never used this sauce until very recently to make an ox tail recipe and it was delicious. Part of my pantry of sauces now. Didn’t realize the brand I use was by the creators!
Yes this is the only kind I have ever used and we used it growing up. You should have fun experimenting with it.
I’m hoping to use the same stew base I made recently with ox tail but use it for lamb. We shall see! 😊
I think that will be good, let me know how it turns out.
Thanks for this interesting post, Diane.
You’re welcome Carla!
Fascinating, Diane💜I’ve actually visited Worcester.
How fascinating I would love to go there!
Had no idea anchovies are part of the mix. I hate anchovies, but really enjoy Woostuhsheer sauce!
I didn’t either until I read up on the sauce. They said the fish disintegrated in the 18 months of fermenting.
You mean it is not pronounced Wor-chester-sherr-shire Sauce?
That’s how we were brought up saying it! 🤣
That was interesting Diane and I never knew that was how to pronounce Worcestershire.
I love hearing the different ways people pronounce it.
Very interesting. Thanks again for a little education.
Thank you Linda and you’re very welcome.
Whoa, a great dose of knowledge, I had no idea about this. I never tried the Worcestershire sauce, but sure enough heard a lot about it.
Thanks for sharing 😊🙏.
There is more information on how it started (or not) but it was way too long to blog about. You’re welcome Katherine 🥰