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Re "broon sauce" i.e. brown sauce: > The recipe is a mystery, and every chippy mixes their own. However now I know the secret: Just dilute down some yourself.

by SamBam 6y ago

Re "broon sauce" i.e. brown sauce: > The recipe is a mystery, and every chippy mixes their own. However now I know the secret: Just dilute down some yourself. Add vinegar to brown sauce I had the same self-referential discussion with a chippie in Scotland. "So what exactly is in brown sauce?" "Dunno mate, it's just got brown sauce in it." - Re Roman numerals as multipliers: I think this must be a recent invention (the example cited is 18th c). In Roman times, 2000 was MM, not IIM, and likewise MM did not mean one million, like the photo shows.

brnt 6y ago
As if vinager is a singular product. Vinagars are very diverse. I wouldn't recommend a layperson to add natural vinager to a brown sauce, you're probably ruining it. I would recommend to use a brown vinagar, but without further explanation we are then back at the start of the question.
- pjc50 6y ago
  Given that malt vinegar is the usual chippy condiment, I'd expect it to be that. Or the cheapest possible "non-brewed condiment".
  - brnt 6y ago
    Around here malt vinegar is certainly not what people expect when you say 'vinegar'.
    - pjc50 6y ago
      It's a context-dependent condiment.
dageshi 6y ago
The leveled up version is trying to figure out what exactly the local kebab shop is doing to their salad. It's sitting there in some clear liquid, but what is that liquid?! Vinegar for sure, lemon juice probably, but what else?!
- ebiester 6y ago
  It's probably lemon juice, olive oil, and salt.