Switch to Vegan Worcestershire Sauce (no anchovies)

Ultimate bloody Mary (Crowded Kitchen)

Although Worcestershire sauce (the tangy condiment used for tomato juice and vegan shepherd’s pie) was created in England, the main brands on sale are not locally based and most use anchovies), so are not vegetarian. So support plant-based versions like Bonsan or Biona.

Alternatively you can make your own in 5 minutes, but you should sterilise the jar, for safety. You can do this by running through a high-temperature cleaning cycle without other dishes in the dishwasher, and simmer rubber-sealed lids in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes (ensure bottles are warm when filling with hot liquids to avoid cracking, and use tongs to handle hot bottles).

Anchovies are small silvery fish related to sardines, and often sold on pizza. You can get similar flavours with capers, soy sauce or miso paste (avoid if pregnant/nursing as it’s unpasteurised).

Did you know the name ‘bloody Mary’ is likely after Queen Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII. After he replaced the Pope with himself as head of the church, Mary (a devoted Catholic) later had many Protestants killed, in order to bring the country back to Catholicism.

This failed as Elizabeth I reverted back to the Protestant faith, and this gradually became what is now the Church of England.