Tomato ketchup - Daddys.
Brown sauce - HP.
Brown sauce - HP.
HP vs Heinz vs Daddys - The Sauce Wars
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I've gone through phases.
As a kid, it was always Heinz tomato ketchup.
As a teen it was HP Brown Sauce.
Now I'm in my 20s, it's BBQ Sauce. I much prefer it - especially in burgers, or on chips, and especially when having pizza. I can't believe I used to put tomato ketchup on pizza. Makes me feel quite sick now!
As a kid, it was always Heinz tomato ketchup.
As a teen it was HP Brown Sauce.
Now I'm in my 20s, it's BBQ Sauce. I much prefer it - especially in burgers, or on chips, and especially when having pizza. I can't believe I used to put tomato ketchup on pizza. Makes me feel quite sick now!
Ever since Heinz closed the HP sauce factory in Brum, I have stopped buying Heinz products. Branston sauces, beans and spaghetti are all excellent. I have found some excellent replacements for Heinz soups too.
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Well I boycotted Heinz too after they pulled that completely inoffensive Deli-Mayo TV ad following a handful of homophobic complaints.
(the 'gay kiss' ad that wasn't really a gay kiss at all).
Am actually very pleased they no longer have my custom as I've discovered Sainsbury's own brand ketchup is just as good - and way cheaper.
I still need to work on a replacement for HP Sauce though.
Think I might try Branston after reading the comments on here...
(the 'gay kiss' ad that wasn't really a gay kiss at all).
Am actually very pleased they no longer have my custom as I've discovered Sainsbury's own brand ketchup is just as good - and way cheaper.
I still need to work on a replacement for HP Sauce though.
Think I might try Branston after reading the comments on here...
i used to use daddies tom ketchup until they stopped doing it in glass bottles, sauce out of plastic bottles just doesn't taste right and i cant help wondering about chemicals leaching out of the plastic yuk.
well after much searching, lidls tom ketchup came out on top, and much cheaper.
i notice daddies is now in bottles again but too late.
well after much searching, lidls tom ketchup came out on top, and much cheaper.
i notice daddies is now in bottles again but too late.
For brown sauce, it has to be OK.
For tomato ketchup, we now make our own. It is fantastic and you know where the ingredients came from.
For tomato ketchup, we now make our own. It is fantastic and you know where the ingredients came from.
Originally Posted by Poison_Feng:
“For brown sauce, it has to be OK.
For tomato ketchup, we now make our own. It is fantastic and you know where the ingredients came from.”
“For brown sauce, it has to be OK.
For tomato ketchup, we now make our own. It is fantastic and you know where the ingredients came from.”
OK sauce? I've not seen that for a long time. Used to have that as a kid.
C'mon, spill the ketchup recipe, P_F!
In netto they have Heinz Tomato sauce in a bottle, I bought a bottle of it last week.
My favorite sauce is Heinz Tomato sauce, i haven't tried Brown sauce so don't have a favorite for that.
My favorite sauce is Heinz Tomato sauce, i haven't tried Brown sauce so don't have a favorite for that.
I almost missed the request from the 2/3rds devil (eco66), so here goes.
Tomatoe Ketchup
Ingredients
6kg/13lb ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
8 medium onions, peeled, halved and sliced
2 large red peppers, seeds and white filament removed, chopped
150g/5oz soft brown sugar
500ml/17fl oz cider vinegar
1 tsp mustard
½ tsp large piece of cinnamon stick
1 tbsp whole allspice
1 tbsp whole cloves
1 tbsp ground mace
1 tbsp celery seeds
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 garlic clove, peeled and bruised
salt
paprika, to taste (optional)
Method
1. Combine the tomatoes, onion and peppers in a large heavy pan over a medium heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until very soft. Push through a coarse-mesh sieve and return to the pot with the sugar, vinegar and mustard. Tie the cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace, celery seeds, black peppercorns, bay leaves and garlic in a square of muslin and drop it into the stew. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce to a slow simmer. Continue to cook, allowing it to bubble gently, stirring often and carefully, for at least 10-20 minutes, until thoroughly blended and quite thick.
2. Leave to cool, remove the muslin bag of spices, then pour the mixture through a funnel into suitable bottles. Stored in the fridge this ketchup will keep for a month. If you follow the prescribed procedure for preserves and bottle in properly sterilised jars, it should keep for a year.
Tomatoe Ketchup
Ingredients
6kg/13lb ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
8 medium onions, peeled, halved and sliced
2 large red peppers, seeds and white filament removed, chopped
150g/5oz soft brown sugar
500ml/17fl oz cider vinegar
1 tsp mustard
½ tsp large piece of cinnamon stick
1 tbsp whole allspice
1 tbsp whole cloves
1 tbsp ground mace
1 tbsp celery seeds
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 garlic clove, peeled and bruised
salt
paprika, to taste (optional)
Method
1. Combine the tomatoes, onion and peppers in a large heavy pan over a medium heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until very soft. Push through a coarse-mesh sieve and return to the pot with the sugar, vinegar and mustard. Tie the cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace, celery seeds, black peppercorns, bay leaves and garlic in a square of muslin and drop it into the stew. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce to a slow simmer. Continue to cook, allowing it to bubble gently, stirring often and carefully, for at least 10-20 minutes, until thoroughly blended and quite thick.
2. Leave to cool, remove the muslin bag of spices, then pour the mixture through a funnel into suitable bottles. Stored in the fridge this ketchup will keep for a month. If you follow the prescribed procedure for preserves and bottle in properly sterilised jars, it should keep for a year.
Hammonds Chop Sauce is a great alternative to HP.
Only Morrisons of the major supermarkets stock it though.
Only Morrisons of the major supermarkets stock it though.
Daddy's just sounds like a really creepy brand name and I don't buy it on the strength of that 
Heinz tomato ketchup, love the chilli one and HP brown sauce for me.
Heinz tomato ketchup, love the chilli one
and HP brown sauce for me.
I hate brown sauce, even the smell - eurgh
I'm not fussy when it comes to tomato sauce - but rarely have it
I'm not fussy when it comes to tomato sauce - but rarely have it
I have cheese on toast nearly every day for lunch 
and I smother it with brown sauce and it has to be Daddies , I find HP a bit too spicy
and I smother it with brown sauce and it has to be Daddies , I find HP a bit too spicy
It's got to be HEINZ Tomato Ketchup 
No other comes close to tasting as good.
I hate the cheapo tomato ketchup you get in sachets in pubs etc.
No other comes close to tasting as good.
I hate the cheapo tomato ketchup you get in sachets in pubs etc.
Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974:
“Daddies brown sauce is ming!”
“Daddies brown sauce is ming!
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I was brought up with Heinz and HP and just can't adjust my palate to any other brand - they're the ones that taste right!!If I'm having chips then it has to be Heinz Light Salad Cream - or sometimes a wee splash of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire. Quite partial to a bit of HP Fruity and Reggae Reggae too.
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