Brown sauce
Condiment served with food in the UK and Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the common British and Irish condiment. For the meat stock based sauce, see Brown sauce (meat stock based). For other uses, see Brown sauce (disambiguation).
Brown sauce is a condiment commonly served with food in the United Kingdom and Ireland, normally dark brown in colour. The taste is either tart or sweet with a peppery taste similar to that of Worcestershire sauce.
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Type | Condiment |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom[1][2][3] |
Main ingredients | Tomatoes, molasses, dates, apples, tamarind, spices, vinegar |
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Commercial sauces are a blend of tomatoes, malt vinegar, molasses, dates, spices and tamarind.
Brown sauce is typically eaten with meals such as meat pies, full breakfasts, bacon sandwiches and chips.
A combination of malt vinegar (or water) and brown sauce known simply as sauce or chippy sauce is popular on fish and chips in Edinburgh.[4][5]