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Old 02-07-2012, 09:57 PM  
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Originally Posted by u-Bob View Post
same in South Africa.
Little known fact: Worcestershire sauce was actually invented in Africa during the turn of the 18th century. From what I can remember, a prominent African king was known for his love of all things culinary. Every month he'd have his top chefs create something new for him, until one day the head chef created, as was mentioned earlier, a sauce based on fermented fish and whatnot. The king took one taste of the sauce and insisted to learn, "Whas dis here sauce?!?"

And that's how it came to be.
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