HP Sauce, The Original British brown sauce, in a 255 g glass bottle for cafe breakfast plates, pies, burgers, gravies and stews.
HP's glass bottle is a British classic: a tall, slim shape with a white cap, a small crest on the neck, and a pale blue label reading The Original above HP in bold white letters on navy and Sauce on a red band. Below sits a blue drawing of the London skyline, with a clock tower and a bridge, and the bottle gives 255 g at the foot. The gallery sets it on a wooden counter beside brown mushrooms and fresh eggs, and beside a bowl of golden potato wedges with a small dish of the dark sauce. As general background, HP Sauce was named after London's Houses of Parliament, that the picture on the front shows landmarks such as the Queen Elizabeth Tower, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge, and it is now made by Heinz in the Netherlands. Brown sauce is typically thick and tangy, a little sweet and peppery. Commonly, cafes put a bottle on every breakfast table for eggs, mushrooms and beans, pie shops serve it with beef and chicken pies, and grill kitchens brush it over burgers or stir a spoonful into gravies and stews. Wipe the neck before recapping and store the bottle in a cool cupboard.
