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| Q. "What's Pickapeppa Sauce?"
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Honey Bloch, Fairport, New York (and many, many other
readers have also asked)
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| A. Pickapeppa Sauce is a sweet, faintly
hot, slightly tart tamarind-based sauce, used at both table and
to season food during cooking (which is virtually the only way
I use it). |
| It is basically used as a favor amper-upper, much like
Worcestershire Sauce, to which it bears a close resemblance. I use
it because, unlike Worcestershire, it is anchovy-free and thus
vegetarian, and I like its taste better than the various vegetarian
Worcestershires out there (though they're okay). |
 Many mainstream markets carry it, and you'll find it near
condiments and such --- mustard, Tabasco, etc.
It's made in Jamaica,
and has a charming buff-colored label, with a green and red parrot
on it. You can read all about it, and order it, online at
www.pickapeppa.com.
If you are not motivated to order it, and can't find it, you can
loosely (very loosely) approximate it with equal parts ketchup,
brown sugar or honey, and tamari, with 1/4 part Tabasco or chile
paste. You get the picture --- it's a seasoning sauce with a little
kick.
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