Garum dysentery, and ulcers, and to ease chronic diarrhea and treat constipation. Garum was even used as an ingredient in cosmetics and for removal of unwanted hair and freckles. The biological anthropologist Piers Mitchell suggests that garum may have helped spread fish tapeworms across Europe. Garum is believed to be the ancestor of the fermented anchovy sauce "colatura di alici", still produced in Campania, Italy. Worcestershire is a savory sauce based upon fermented anchovies and other ingredients. Ketchup, originally a savory fish sauce that did not contain either sugar or tomatoes, shared its origins, culinary functions and popularity with garum. Garum
Tonkatsu sauce products. Bull-Dog brand, created in 1935 and still made today by Bull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd., Hatogaya, Japan, inventor of tonkatsu sauce. Tonkatsu sauce is derived from Worcestershire sauce, with additional vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, prunes, dates, apples, lemon juice, carrots, onions, and celery, to better suit the Japanese palate. Tonkatsu sauce Tonkatsu sauce is a thick sauce commonly served over tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets). It is a high concentration version of Worcestershire sauce in Japan. It is determined by the JAS standard, over 2.0 Pa.s. The first Tonkatsu sauce was made in 1948 by Oliver Sauce Co.,