{"id":3246,"date":"2020-04-16T15:17:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2020-06-13T10:57:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T16:57:04","slug":"worcestershire-english-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/worcestershire-english-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"worcestershire sauce: is english sauce a better name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

in a class here in mexico this week, the condiment worcestershire sauce<\/em><\/strong> was a topic of discussion.<\/p>\n

\"shrek<\/em><\/h6>\n
shrek \u00a0goes to worcestershire<\/span> to convince arthur\u00a0to return with him to far, far away & become king. (animatedviews.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

fun elt practice\u00a0\":)\"\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

worcestershire<\/em><\/strong> is a strange name that is difficult to pronounce. in fact it can be pronounced two ways<\/a>: “WOO-ster-shire” or “WOO-ster<\/a>“; in both cases the “woo” is pronounced like the word wood. <\/em>\u00a0shrek<\/span><\/strong><\/em> fans will recognize worcestershire<\/strong>\u00a0as shrek’s destination when he goes\u00a0in search of his dying father-in-law’s nephew arthur in shrek the third<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"bilbo<\/a><\/h6>\n
bilbo baggins smokin at home in the shire\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n

worcestershire<\/strong> is a county in\u00a0central england, and shire<\/em> <\/strong>by itself is an anticuated word that was\u00a0used as an administrative division.\u00a0shire<\/em> also is\u00a0where the hobbits are\u00a0from in the hobbit<\/strong><\/em> and lord of the rings<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0trilogies.<\/p>\n

despite<\/a> these interesting facts,\u00a0worcestershire<\/em> is a difficult name for most consumers to pronounce. perhaps for this reason, in various markets it is known by a more manageable name.\u00a0wikipedia<\/strong>\u00a0explains<\/a>\u00a0that in denmark as well as latin america,\u00a0worcestershire sauce<\/em> is known as english sauce<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"michelada
\nall the ingredients to make a michelada<\/em><\/h6>\n

in mexico, english sauce <\/span>is a delicious ingredient in the beloved beer drink known as\u00a0michelada<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(or cubana<\/em><\/strong>).\u00a0additionally, it\u00a0is\u00a0a favorite\u00a0condiment to use on pizza.<\/p>\n

could this popularity, the\u00a0difficult pronunciation and the continuing penetration of mexican immigrants into the u.s.<\/a> encourage americans to start using the easier name? this old school commercial for heinz<\/strong>\u00a0worcestershire sauce\u00a0shows that americans have had trouble pronouncing the name for a long time.<\/p>\n