Probably more than you ever wanted to know about Worcestershire Sauce

[RonB]

I thought it was interesting and not a total waste of time.

https://www.chowhound.com/1461835/what-is-worcestershire-sauce-how-use-it/

[Jerod Broussard]

I remember seeing that for the first time and would not have guessed in a million what was really in that stuff.

[klflowers]

I am allergic to fish (fish, not shellfish) so it shocked me to find out that fish sauce is an ingredient. I have a pretty strong reaction to eating fish, but I absolutely love Worcestershire sauce. I guess the rest of the ingredients mask the fish sauce enough for me to tolerate it.

[Murdy]

I am allergic to fresh peas only, cooked are fine. My Mom is the same way with apples and strawberries, iirc.

[FireMan]

Just mebbee yer not allergic to Sardines.

[jfmorris]

I imagine the fermentation and aging process probably strips out whatever allergen there is in fish. I know someone else with a fish allergy (or so she says) that I've seen put Worcestershire sauce on things...

[bbqLuv]

👍👍👍 Great sauce if I say so myself

[SheilaAnn]

Yeah, I was doing some recipe development once and learned that W sauce is not vegetarian nor vegan. And that soy sauce is not gluten free. Sub tamari for soy sauce, no gluten.

[FireMan]

If'n ya got the soy sauce naturally fermented from China, yes it has gluten from wheat, but not GMO like is grown here in the USA. Just like peeps can eat bread & noodles in Europe or the Middle East and not have the same reaction as the U.S. wheat.

[jfmorris]

I learned a lot about that this past year or two. Try cooking a hibachi stir fry when you have one kid coming with a wheat/gluten allergy, another with an egg (and oat!) allergy, and a 3rd with a soy intolerance going on...

I've got coconut aminos and tamari sauce in the pantry, alongside soy sauce. The only safe one I can use at the griddle is the coconut aminos, and I cooked up an asian style griddle sauce using that.

[RickyBobby]

Interesting article, thanks for sharing! I love the stuff personally and knew it was made from anchovies, but didn’t really know the rest of the story or the process.

[Sid P]

Did they mention how to pronounce it?

[RickyBobby]

They did! Though, I still probably pronounce it wrong. Lol!

[bbqLuv]

Worcestershire Sauce added to Coor's Light for improved flavor? LOL 4:1

[jfmorris]

I will let you report back on that experiment before I dose my wife's Coor's Light with a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Conveniently, all the sauces I cook with are in the door of the beer fridge in the garage...

[BruceB]

As someone who was born and raised in Worcester Massachusetts until I was 20, it makes me cringe and shout at the TV when I hear the pronunciation butchered. I was trained to use "Wus-ta-sher" or "Woo-sta-cher" , and there sure as heck no 'H' in "Worcester" !

[FireMan]

How about woo-sister? Just askin.

[jfmorris]

I was in Worcester Mass as a teenager for a week the summer of either 79 or 80, and could have sworn the locals were calling the city "Woo-sta". Or at least that is my memory of it as a kid from the south...

[BruceB]

“Wusta” or “Wustah”

[Smoker_Boy]

As someone who was born and raised in Worcester Massachusetts until I was 20, it makes me cringe and shout at the TV when I hear the pronunciation butchered. I was trained to use "Wus-ta-sher" or "Woo-sta-cher" , and there sure as heck no 'H' in "Worcester" !

Don't ever move to Ohio 'cause you'll hear us say Worsh the car.

[BruceB]

I have it on good authority that it is spelled CAH.

[Smoker_Boy]

BruceB - Only if you're talking with Bob Tasca the drag racer.

[jfmorris]

And you are also assuming that the drag race is something done with cars. Big assumption these days!