Category: Britain

HP Sauce is a British Institution!

HP Sauce deserves particular mention when it comes to talking about all things British. In case you are wondering what the HP stands for it is House of Parliament.   The famous sticky brown sauce was invented in 1911 by Frederick Gibson Garton, who was a chemist who lived in Nottingham.  It is an especially favourite sauce of those who live in the North of […]

Pimm’s Cups

Pimm’s is a liqueur that was first produced in 1823 by James Pimm.   as bourbon. Since then Pimm has made a number of different products. The most popular one is a product called the Pimm’s No. 1 Cup.  It is the most popular drink in Southern England.   The inventor was James Pimm who owned an oyster bar in the center of London near […]