Lea & Perrins - Worcestershire Sauce

Worcestershire Sauce

Worcestershire Sauce is currently produced from the Midland Road factory in Worcester that Lea and Perrins built. Midland Road was named after the Midland Railway, the factory originally having rail sidings to provide raw material and distribution.

Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce British and American recipes differ slightly in that the British recipe uses malt vinegar while the American version uses distilled white vinegar, giving the British version a slightly deeper flavour. Also, the American version used HFCS until 2011 when they went back to sugar due to the health concerns of HFCS, while the British version always used sugar. The British version is sold in Canada. Lea & Perrins uses a distinctive paper wrapper for the version sold in the United States. In the UK, the bottle is well known to consumers for both its shape, and also the orange and black label.

The precise recipe has been a secret, but an original recipe was found in a skip at the factory in 2009 and includes vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions and garlic as well as some other key ingredients which may include cloves, soy sauce, lemons, pickles and peppers.

Coordinates: 52°11′25″N 2°12′33″W / 52.1902°N 2.2092°W / 52.1902; -2.2092