Worcestershire’s name is known across the world thanks to its most famous invention: Worcestershire sauce (although challenge any non-Brit to say it right first time). First created in the 1830s by chemists Lea and Perrins, the condiment quickly became a kitchen staple, spicing up everything from soups to Bloody Marys.

Its exact recipe remains a closely guarded secret, locked away in Worcester, but that only adds to its mystique. Worcestershire’s fame is quite literally bottled, and has been adding zing to meals for nearly two centuries.

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