or brown sauce
2006-10-28 12:57:00 · 14 answers · asked by ross 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
HP Is British, but you can find it in Canada, and I have seen it in some stores in the US. What they have is the equivalent to HP is A1 sauce, thou not as good, I prefer HP.
FYI, this American Knows HP, and loves it. We have it all the time in our fridge. Not knowing about a sauce is not a tragedy. It is just a sauce, and for those who don't know about it, it is not the end of the world, but when you do, you will like it too.
Erin D, do you know everything, or ever sauce ever made on Earth. Most likely NO. Don't be judgmental that isn't nice.
2006-10-28 16:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
As you can tell from some of the answers, the reason why American restaurants don't have HP sauce is because most of America has no idea what the hell HP Sauce is. A tragedy really. I always keep a bottle in my fridge at home. It's good.
2006-10-28 15:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Erin D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Brown Sauce is commonly found in the United States under the brand name A1 Steak Sauce. As the name implies, in the United States it is eaten primarily with steaks, while in the UK it is traditionally eaten with bacon and/or sausages.
2006-10-29 05:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because its British.. HP = House of Parliament, which is the image they used on the bottle and in their advert
(http://www.visit4info.com/sitecontent/LG/fullZZZZZZTVICL0308094214PIC.jpg)
invented in 1896 by Frederick Garton from Nottingham. He called the sauce HP because he had heard that a restaurant in the Houses of Parliament had begun serving it
It IS available via the web - UK foods are quite popular there:
http://www.ukcornershoppe.com/products.asp?CatID=26&CatName=Sauces%20and%20Mixes
2006-10-28 13:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by miz Destiny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't have a House of Parliament. They could have WH or CH sauce, but it wouldn't be the same.
2006-10-28 21:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the americans cannot take spice. also h.p. has the houses of parliament on it. There is no sauce with the white house on it. They just like sausages with syrup...says it all...really...
2006-10-29 07:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do have a lea and perrins steak sauce and A1 steak sauce.
As of a couple of years ago it is now owned by a french company
2006-10-28 13:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own question: American food doesn't use those type of sauses. You're lucky if you get the waitress to bring you Louisiana hot sause, if she's nice!
2006-10-31 09:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by ♪ Brunette Latina ♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 'British' shops in the USA for ex-pats (like we have Biltong shops over here for South Africans). They sell it!
2006-11-01 03:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by squeezy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im canadian living in UK but ive eaten HP in both canada and US.. we do have A1 but also HP :) depends where you go
2006-10-28 14:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by Jen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋