Wow-Wow sauce facts for kids
Wow-Wow Sauce is a special kind of sauce. The first known recipe for it was published in London in 1817. It was created by a man named William Kitchiner. Sometimes, people also call it Bow Wow Sauce.
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What is Wow-Wow Sauce?
Wow-Wow Sauce is a traditional British sauce. It has a rich and savory flavor. It is often served with meat, especially beef.
What's in it?
This sauce uses many interesting ingredients. It includes port and wine vinegar. It also has fresh parsley and pickled cucumbers. Sometimes, pickled walnuts are used instead of cucumbers. Other ingredients are English mustard and mushroom ketchup. All these are mixed into a base made from beef stock, flour, and butter.
Who created it?
The first recipe for Wow-Wow Sauce was published by William Kitchiner. He was a famous cook and writer in London. His recipe appeared in his book in 1817. An updated recipe for the sauce was also found in a book called Enquire Within Upon Everything in 1894.
Wow-Wow Sauce in Fiction
A Funny Version
Wow-Wow Sauce is also famous because of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. In these funny books, the sauce is made to be very different. The Discworld version of Wow-Wow Sauce is highly explosive! This is because it includes ingredients like sulfur and saltpeter. Recipes for this funny, fictional sauce can be found in The Discworld Companion and Nanny Ogg's Cookbook.
