Fish sauce for example, "evil-smelling fish sauce" and is said to be similar to modern "Colatura di Alici", a fish sauce used in Neapolitan cuisine. In English "garum" was formerly translated as "fishpickle". The original Worcestershire sauce is a related product because it is fermented and contains anchovies. Fish sauces historically have been prepared from different species of fish and shellfish, and from using the whole fish, or by using just fish blood or viscera. Most modern fish sauces contain only fish and salt, usually made from anchovy, shrimp, mackerel, or other strong-flavored, high oil fish. Some variants add herbs and spices.
Worcestershire sauce of Worcestershire sauce, often labelled as vegetarian or vegan. Generally, Orthodox Jews refrain from eating fish and meat in the same dish, so cannot use traditional Worcestershire sauce to flavour meat. However, certain brands are certified to contain less than 1/60th of the fish product and can be used with meat. A teaspoon of low-sodium Worcestershire sauce available in the United States has: In Denmark, Worcestershire sauce is commonly known as "Engelsk sauce", meaning 'English sauce'. Worcestershire Sauce, known colloquially as La salsa inglesa (English sauce) or La salsa Perrins (Perrins sauce), is extremely popular in El Salvador, where many