Oxo is a beef tea, along with Bovril. It was developed in the late 1800s. The cube is crumbled into a mug and hot water poured on. There are, thankfully, veggie versions now. Bovril was made into a veggie version, but after some protests the liquidised remains of young cows was restored to the product. A form of beef tea can also be made from Marmite - which has always been veggie - but that doesn't work as good.
I can remember my first Oxo beef tea. I was a child, probably about eight years old, and I'd come home from playing quite cold and wet because we'd been caught in the rain. My mother made a mug of Oxo, and put in pieces of bread. I quite liked the bread soaked in Oxo, but it was the drink that really excited me, and I can remember wanting to drink more of the juice, and regretting that my mother had put so much bread in the mug!
This modern veggie Oxo is delightful. Just salty enough. Very savoury and satisfying.
Date: Oct 2021 Score: 7
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