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Podcast: The Prospect Podcast
Episode: Brown sauce, British food, and class politics, with Caroline OâDonoghue
Description: Brown sauce, like many things in the UK, came from the spoils of empire. Also, like many things in the UK, itâs become a lightning rod for endless debates about class, snobbery, and English identity. Where did brown sauce come from, and why does it occupy such a fraught space in Britainâs public imagination?Writer and novelist Caroline OâDonoghue has just joined Prospect as a life columnist, where she will be reflecting on the big stories behind our supposedly âsmallâ everyday objects. She joins this weekâs podcast to talk about the idea behind her co...