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[AdamJ]

All hail brown sauce @neph93 @ARNC

[goosehd]

@AdamJ That's my lesson for today. I've often heard the term brown sauce used, but haven't thought about what it actually was. I never realized that brown sauce equals HP Sauce.

Used it for years...

[AdamJ]

@goosehd classic case of genericide

Yes, I had to google "what is the term for when a brand name becomes the defacto name for something"

[goosehd]

@AdamJ You shall be known henceforth as the "Professor". Two lessons today

[neph93]

In Norway it is the only brown sauce available and you can only get it in the classic glass "restaurant" bottles. Especially ironic as you generally found them in greasy spoons. I was actually brought up on Daddy's Sauce. Don't know if that even exists anymore.

[neph93]

@ARNC death to the ketchup users.

[neph93]

@DeeDee85 thank you sir! I have my moments

[Tago Mago]

skip the sauce and focus on the bacon. that's how my Grandma made them for me

[goosehd]

@neph93 ...and opening pandora's box: What do you put on french fries? Here it's either ketchup, gravy, or malt or white vinegar with generous amounts of salt to taste.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd if I may interject: depends on what I'm eating. Fish & chips - copious amounts of malt vinegar. Pretty much everything else with chips: mayonnaise as seen here: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/771862

[Matt]

[EdH]

@goosehd said in Random Announcements:

brown sauce equals HP Sauce

I only twigged that the HP stood for "houses of Parliament" recently. I don't know how many times I gazed at the picture of the houses of Parliament on the bloody bottle without realising this.

@goosehd said in Random Announcements:

What do you put on french fries?

No sauce, cajun spices instead or, if those aren't available, plenty of fresh ground black pepper.

[endo]

@goosehd said in Random Announcements:

What do you put on french fries?

tons of mayonnaise

[T4920]

@endo this is the way, Dutch style!

[ARNC]

Pretty much anything except ketchup (death to the ketchup users), not necessarily all at the same time!

[sabergirl]

French fries are really just a ranch delivery system.

Besides ranch, I do like mayo. And gasp! Ketchup.

[SKT]

I’m with @EdH …lots of seasoning. Salt and pepper. And yes, ketchup. The thought of mayo on fries makes me shudder.

[Mizmazzle]

I take my fries straight up!! Lightly salted...bone dry!

[ARNC]

@SKT don’t think, just eat! Mayonnaise and chips (fries) always makes me think of a legendary establishment from my student days (1000 years ago) that did amazing chip butties with mayonnaise in pitta bread.

[Matt]

I enjoy ketchup. I also love ranch. Chick Fil A sauce is great as well.