It's crazy - Anchovies, Chili Peppers, Tamarinds, etc. what drug were they on when they threw all this stuff together in a pot? how did they come up with this?
2007-11-27 19:01:24 · 7 answers · asked by art_flood 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
An accidentally forgotten potent brew becomes a hit.
Worcestershire Sauce History.
Worcestershire sauce has its roots in India, but was actually created by accident in its namesake town of Worcester, England in 1835. As the story goes, Lord Marcus Sandy had returned home to England to retire after successfully governing Bengal, India for many years. He so missed his favorite Indian sauce that he commissioned drug store owners John Lea and William Perrins to come up with a reasonable facsimile.
The original intent of the chemists was to keep some of the batch to sell in the store, but the fish and vegetable mixture had such a strong odor that they decided otherwise and stored it in the cellar. It lay forgotten for two years, until it was rediscovered during a clean-up mission. The batch had aged into a wonderfully flavored sauce which was bottled and quickly became a hot item with customers.
Lea and Perrins successfully branched out by convincing stewards on British passenger ships to include it on their dining table set-ups. It soon became a British staple, primarily as a steak sauce, and further emigrated worldwide. The guarded recipe basically remains the same. However, the advertising no longer purports to "make your hair grow beautiful".
2007-11-27 22:47:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard it was conceived on a ship like back in the colonial era, maybe earlier. They had to mask the taste of the rotting meat or what ever they ate with some of the dried spices they had aboard, I guess they got creative made a sauce out I'm glad they kept the recipe that stuff is good. As far as drugs they might have been on I'd say liquor, probably rum, and some laudanum.
2007-11-27 19:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Rondingo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You ever make "soup" when you were little? Same thing. Just start throwing stuff in a pot, turn on the fire, wait for your mom to beat your @ss and viola! Worchestershire sauce. It's British too, which has a lot to do with. How many British restaurants have you seen in your life? Not pubs, restaurants. I hardly saw any in London!!!!
Interesting question :o)
2007-11-27 19:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by PhiloSophia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually a couple guys were driving through Worchester Mass...they stopped at a Bar...And started drinking...they got sauced....On there way out of town...they 1st came up with the name...since worchester and they were sauced...They were loaded and just started adding ingredients til they were done...That's how they did it....
2007-11-28 06:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by Trix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Willy Worchestershire
2007-11-27 19:49:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sassy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's from India... search on Wikipedia for wochestershistershister........WHATEVER...YOU know how to spell it...Lord Somethinoranother had some while traveling there. He missed it when he went back to Brittan, so he had the Apothacary custom craft him some from an old family recipe he just happened to remember from the good old days.... If you don't believe me, look it up....
Nyuk...Nyuk....Nyuk............
2007-11-27 19:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by William K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, but it's one of my favorite food additives. It makes hamburgers and meatloaf taste especially good.
2007-11-27 19:13:13 · answer #7 · answered by Ladyhawke 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋