Worcestershire Sauce

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedy podcasters/writers David Christopher Bell and Tom Reimann (Gamefully Unemployed, ‘Fox Mulder Is A Maniac’ podcast) for a look at why Worcestershire sauce is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• Gamefully Unemployed on Patreon
• Weird History (YouTube / Ranker)
• Tom Reimann’s page at 1-900-HOT-DOG
• Some More News (YouTube)
• “Kitten” by David Christopher Bell featured on The Black List

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

• native-land.ca
• U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
• The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• How Is Worcestershire Sauce Made? (Discovery Channel / YouTube)
• A History Of The World: Worcestershire Sauce (BBC Radio 4 / The British Museum)
• Cambridge Dictionary page for “Worcestershire sauce”
• How to Pronounce Worcestershire, American English Pronunciation (“Rachel’s English” on YouTube)
• Google Maps directions for rail from Paddington Station (London) to Worcester
• What Is Worcestershire Sauce? (The Spruce Eats)
• The Untold Truth Of Worcestershire Sauce (Mashed.com)
• 5 Moments in Sauce History That Changed The Way We Eat (Mental Floss)
• Wait, What Is Fish Sauce, Anyway? (Bon Appetit)
• What Is HP Sauce? The Sticky History Behind the UK’s Favorite Brown Sauce (Mental Floss)
• “Word Of Mouth” Food Blog: Consider the brown source (The Guardian)
• Why You Won’t Find A.1. Sauce In The UK (Mashed.com)
• Henderson’s Relish: Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following. (Gastro Obscura)
• MP disses Henderson’s Relish and incurs the wrath of Sheffield (and Nick Clegg gets a bit cross) — (The Guardian)
• A Bizarre Argument Has Broken Out Among MPs About Britain’s Best Spicy Sauce (BuzzFeed News UK)
• The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto — that’s Alex’s source for the name origin of “New York”.

UK bottles of Lea & Perrins:

US bottle of Lea & Perrins:

Henderson’s Relish: