Why is it called Worcestershire sauce?

by Cookthink

This popular fermented sauce was developed by English colonists in India in the 19th century, and named after its original Lea & Perrins bottling location in Worcester, England. Lea & Perrins still bottles it there in Worcester, but the company also ships a concentrated form of the sauce to be bottled in other locations around the world.  Authentic Lea & Perrins Worcestershire contains vinegar, molasses, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions and spices. Generic Worcestershire sauce is referred to as "Worcester sauce," and may also contain soy sauce, corn syrup and other ingredients.  Worcestershire was preceded in history by a popular Greco-Roman fermented fish sauce by the name of garum. Tonkatsu sauce, also called sōsu, is a popular Japanese version take on Worcestershire. (Tonkatsu is a dish of bread pork cutlets.)