There’s a celebrity chef on TLN who pronounces every syllable: “Wor-CEST-er-shy-er.” I want to slap him every time he says it.
You want to slap him on e-v-er-y syll-a-ble.
Syl-LAB-le!
Ha! My dad used to say, ‘I put the em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LAB-le.’
It didn’t do anything for me because I couldn’t keep it lit.
That’s close to the way I pronounced it for years- mine was more like ‘Were-CHEST-er-sure’.
Now I pronounce it more or less ‘WORSHT-er-sure’. Is that close enough, or should I say it more like @Qadgop_the_Mercotan’s pronunciation and say ‘WOOST-er-sure’?
I pronounce it “WUSS-ter-sheer.”
I’ll pronounce it any way I feel like it at the moment. Mostly ‘wooster-sher’ which is close to whichever alleged correct pronunciation you believe is the one. But I sometimes say ‘worst -chester-shire’ or even more exaggerated phraseology.
None the less, if it’s not Lea and Perrins there’s no point in saying it at all.
Whatever turns you on.
What’s-dis-here sauce (learned here on the Dope).
The references to “Miracle Whip” above had me a little confused as I confused it with “Instant Whip” (aka Angel Delight"). This is whipped cream made from powder and for me, absolutely disgusting in taste and texture.
Heinz Salad Cream is the nearest equivalent to Miracle Whip in the UK.
btw: I live in Worcestershire and we pronounce it “Woostersheer”
How many of the “r” do you pronounce?
I can’t remember the last time I had salad cream, but in my dim memory I can see that.
Growing up, Miracle Whip was labelled as ‘salad dressing’. We always used it like mayonnaise… and I think that’s why people hate it. They think it’s supposed to be used like/as a replacement for mayonnaise. Yes, that’s how we used it when I was a kid; but no, that’s not how you’re supposed to use it. I’ve explained the sweet/savoury dynamic many times, primarily with SPAM® salad sandwiches. Miracle Whip has specific uses. I think people hate it because they think it’s a mayonnaise substitute.
I need a mayonnaise substitute. Actual mayo has disgusting flavor. Miracle whip is like mayo, but with a tasty flavor.
They’re both tasty; only they have (for me) different uses. That’s why I try only to buy small containers of Miracle Whip, and why it still lasts a long time. (This last time it was economically advisable to buy the mayo-sized jar.)
Both.
The UK equivalent is Salad Cream.
Salad cream is sweeter than Miracle Whip but they are fairly similar.
Miracle Whip has paprika in it so that might be why. Not that I care, since I’m allergic to both.