Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

[teag1rl]

Is it me or is this tasting really bland of late? Last two bottles I've bought haven't tasted the same as they used to.

[WoWo]

Seems the same to me... Have you seen the New Super Duper one? I really want to try it but it's �2.99 and even I won't pay that for a bottle of the great stuff.

Perhaps it's a trick, make the normal one bland so we switch over to the new one :)

I buy it in 5L bottles from the chinese supermarket.

[teag1rl]

maybe it's just me then lol. but I am a bit of a weirdo and have it neat on bread or toast. haven't seen a super duper one, but I shall keep an eye out for it now, thank you

[tradey]

i got a bottle the other day,i used to love it with my cheese on toast,i was really looking forward to it and it tasted of nothing wont be having that again bloody yak

[teag1rl]

Thanks for the info guys-glad to hear there's at least one person out there who thinks it's changed too!

[sherrardk]

We had a really old, out of date bottle and it was lovely. The 'fresh' stuff wasn't a patch on it.

[WoWo]

To be honest I tend to marrinate stuff in it so maybe I get the full hit.

[nickmo]

Try Crosse & Blackwells version. This is sold as a Worcester Sauce - not Worcestershire Sauce.

The main difference is that the L&P has anchovy, but the C&B uses lemon oil, so it is vegetarian as well.

One way to beat the brand - make your own. One recipe here from the About site, but others online as well:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large sweet onions, roughly chopped
1/2 cup tamarind paste
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
2 jalapenos, seeds removed and minced
1.4 cup chopped anchovies
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 whole cloves
2 tablespoons freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup molasses
3 cups white vinegar
1 cup dark beer
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups water
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
PREPARATION:
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and saute the chopped sweet onion until soft, about 7 minutes. Add the tamarind paste, garlic, ginger, and jalapenos. Cook over medium-low heat for another 5 minutes. Add anchovies, tomato paste, cloves, pepper, corn syrup, molasses, white vinegar, dark beer, orange juice, water, lemon, and lime. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 3 hours until thickened enough to the back of a spoon.

Strain Worcestershire sauce into a glass bottle and refrigerate.

The house will probably whiff a bit, but thats part of the fun . . .