Worcestershire Sauce

Appears in
Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

By Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk

Published 2014

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Worcestershire sauce a type of fermented anchovy sauce, related to the classical Roman fish sauce garum. It can be made from anchovies, wine vinegar, molasses, salt, sugar, tamarind paste, soy sauce, cloves, lemons, pickles, pepper, onions, and garlic. In Western cuisine, the condiment most widely used to enhance umami is Worcestershire sauce.