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Lucy Farrell & Abbie Meehan

What the HP stands for on iconic sauce bottle as people notice clue on the label

As massive fans of a fry-up, us Scots know what condiments are available to put on our sausages, hash browns and fried eggs.

Brown sauce is a popular component to add onto a lot of meals in the nation, with HP counting as one of the iconic brands on the dinner table. As reported by the Daily Record, however, many still don't know what the HP stands for, despite it being on store shelves since 1895.

The origins of the name of the sauce have recently resurfaced on social media, after one person took to Reddit to share the condiments real name. They shared that it stood for Houses of Parliament, which is highlighted by a rather obvious clue on the bottle's label.

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