Bliksemstraal! With its Habanerochilli heat, this Worcestershire sauce (literally, “lightning bolt”) from Miss J.L. Hall’s will put the “oy!” in your oysters (and a few other places). For the less adventurous palate, there are six other styles to choose from, including one, No Chilli, without any kick.
There is indeed a Miss J.L. Hall and she lives in … Worcester, the local one just over the mountain from Paarl. This explanation is necessary because Johanna is originally a lass from the north of England. “I learned about Worcester(shire) sauce from my grandparents, Grangran and Poppa. We added lots of Lea & Perrins [the original manufacturers] to Grangran’s lovely lentil soup. It was quite an intense savoury taste for such a young palate, but I loved it. As a student, it…
