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Old 17-04-2011, 15:23
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Besides the fact it's brown WHY do we call it brown sauce? Does it not have a flavour that we can call it?

I have friends in town from the US at the moment and had to explain that brown sauce is similar to steak sauce (which it isn't) but there was no other way I could describe it. I know there are different types of brown sauce like fruity, tangy etc etc but I couldn't explain what it tastes like!
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:32
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Because it's not red?
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:34
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Besides the fact it's brown WHY do we call it brown sauce? Does it not have a flavour that we can call it?

I have friends in town from the US at the moment and had to explain that brown sauce is similar to steak sauce (which it isn't) but there was no other way I could describe it. I know there are different types of brown sauce like fruity, tangy etc etc but I couldn't explain what it tastes like!
Its main ingredients are Apple, Onion and Vinegar. Somehow brown sauce sounds better.
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:36
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It's called HP.

Although I prefer Branston brown sauce and you can buy a big bottle in Poundland for, yes, a quid!
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:37
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Or Daddies (Brown) or many other varieties of Brown Sauce.
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:37
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I've since discovrerd that brown sauce also includes tamarind which I didn't know before.
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:37
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its got its own distinct flavour, one that doesnt taste of anything else, so really there is nothing else to call it other than "brown". Go buy a bottle to give to your friends then they can see what it like rather than you trying to describe it
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:43
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Lol try explaining that to a foreigner.

'It's HP sauce"
"Whats that?"
"Well, it's brown sauce"
"Eh? I can see it's brown but whats HP sauce?
"Well the HP stands for Houses of Parliament"
"In London??"
"Yes"
"Do they make it there?"
"No, it's just called HP"
"But you said it's called brown sauce"
"Oh god just eat the bloody stuff"
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:43
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Lol try explaining that to a foreigner.

'It's HP sauce"
"Whats that?"
"Well, it's brown sauce"
"Eh? I can see it's brown but whats HP sauce?
"Well the HP stands for Houses of Parliament"
"In London??"
"Yes"
"Do they make it there"
"No, it's just called HP"
"But you said it's called brown sauce"
"Oh god just eat the bloody stuff"
LOL.
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:48
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I don't know about a name for the flavour, all I do know is that HP sauce from a (preferably glass) bottle is one of the finest things to pass between my lips, EVER.

Of course I hasten to point out that that is IMO.
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:51
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Does anyone else hate tomato ketchup being called 'red sauce' ?
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:55
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Does anyone else hate tomato ketchup being called 'red sauce' ?
I prefer to call it tomato sauce
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:58
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I prefer to call it tomato sauce
yes, tomato sauce is fine, just not red sauce!
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:59
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Does anyone else hate tomato ketchup being called 'red sauce' ?
Yes!!!!
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Old 17-04-2011, 16:59
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Yes I hate people calling it red sauce and also "catsup"!
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Old 17-04-2011, 17:09
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Glad to know it's not just me
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Old 17-04-2011, 17:20
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HP sauce? In a cheese sarn? = ECSTASY.
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Old 17-04-2011, 17:22
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HP sauce on chip shop chips. Slurp!!
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Old 17-04-2011, 17:26
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Cheese and onion crisps in a sandwich with brown sauce

And I call ketchup red sauce
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Old 17-04-2011, 17:56
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I prefer BBQ sauce myself!
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Old 17-04-2011, 18:40
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This is so spooky I was mulling why e call it brown sauce the other day! Didn't come to any conclusions other than because it's brown and has a really unique flavour that can't be described / compared to anything else - bit like Worcestershire sauce in that respect.

I call tomato sauce ketchup when it's supermarket bought and red sauce when describing the vinegary watered down rubbish from chippies.
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Old 17-04-2011, 22:43
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Lol try explaining that to a foreigner.

'It's HP sauce"
"Whats that?"
"Well, it's brown sauce"
"Eh? I can see it's brown but whats HP sauce?
"Well the HP stands for Houses of Parliament"
"In London??"
"Yes"
"Do they make it there?"
"No, it's just called HP"
"But you said it's called brown sauce"
"Oh god just eat the bloody stuff"
I think I'm right in saying it's not even made in the UK any more.

Might be Belgium?
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Old 17-04-2011, 22:51
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Besides the fact it's brown WHY do we call it brown sauce? Does it not have a flavour that we can call it?

I have friends in town from the US at the moment and had to explain that brown sauce is similar to steak sauce (which it isn't) but there was no other way I could describe it. I know there are different types of brown sauce like fruity, tangy etc etc but I couldn't explain what it tastes like!
It is similar to steak sauce but not as runny. We always have steak sauce with our breakfast in the US.
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Old 17-04-2011, 23:05
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Yes I hate people calling it red sauce and also "catsup"!
I hate the term Red Sauce, it's just so common and chavvy.

I do however love the word catsup. It reminds me of one of the funniest scenes ever in the US comedy, King of Queens.
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Old 17-04-2011, 23:29
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Reminds me of a time I was in a McDonalds in France, had ordered our meals in my best french and was asked which sauce I wanted, I replied "Tomate" and was greeted by a blank stare. It occured to me that the english association of Ketchup = Tomato Sauce is not universal. Quickly replied Ketchup and all was sorted.
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