Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce 290 ml

Overview

This is the standard 290 ml bottle of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, aged in wooden casks for 18 months before bottling. It suits home cooks who want the original UK-recipe condiment for marinades, Bloody Marys, and finishing sauces rather than a US-market substitute.

Lea & Perrins has made this sauce since 1835 and it remains the reference point other brands describe themselves against. The 290 ml size sits between a small starter bottle and a bulk pack, useful for households that go through it steadily rather than sparingly. Buyers researching Worcestershire sauce online should note that Lea & Perrins sells both a UK-formula and a US-formula version under similar packaging, so checking the recipe on the label matters more here than with most pantry items.

• 290 ml (about 9.8 fl oz) bottle
• Brand dates to 1835
• Gluten free formulation
• Works in marinades, stews, and cocktails

Who it's for

Cooks who already know the Lea & Perrins flavor and want to keep a bottle stocked for steaks, stews, Caesar dressing, and cocktails. Less useful for someone who only needs a few drops occasionally, since a bottle this size will sit around for a long stretch.

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Performance notes

Worcestershire sauce works as a background flavor layer built from fermented anchovy, tamarind, and vinegar rather than any single dominant note. Aging in wooden casks for 18 months is the step that mellows the raw vinegar and fish-sauce components into the rounder, umami-heavy flavor the brand is known for, and that aging time is the main variable separating cheaper imitators from the original.

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