Fun Food Trivia
TRIVIA QUESTION: A popular ingredient in Chinese dipping sauces, many are surprised to learn that my place of birth was a British chemist’s shop in the early 1800’s. My creation was a fortuitous circumstance, brought about when a barrel of Indian spice vinegar (prepared for a customer just returned from India) was allowed to ferment. While my ingredients are supposedly a well kept secret, I am known to contain dark soy sauce, vinegar, anchovies, cloves, and most importantly, tamarind (an acid fruit that is used throughout Asia). What am I?
TRIVIA ANSWER: Worcestershire Sauce. The British chemists
John Lea and William Perrins had been commissioned by Lord Sandys to reproduce
the sauce recipe he brought back with him from India. When their efforts failed
to produce satisfactory results, they stored the barrel of sauce in the cellar.
It was only by accident that they stumbled upon it two years later and decided
to taste the fermented product before throwing it out. Besides its popularity
as a dipping sauce ingredient, Worcestershire sauce is used in marinades, and to flavor soups, meat, seafood and vegetable dishes. In
Japan it is a popular table condiment.
Recipes
Baked Pork
Chops
Chinese Steak
With Peppers
Sweet and Sour
Sauce
Szechuan
Chicken
Pork Lo
Mein With Ramen Noodles
