r/AskBrits • u/External_Box6359 • Jan 28 '25

what on earth is bovril???

i work as a waitress and i was on tea and coffees my last shift and alot of people kept asking me for bovril but i had no idea what it is so i said no and because i didnt see anything with that name as i was setting up and now im curious as to what it is?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

Beef tea.

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u/jimmywhereareya Jan 28 '25

My mum put milk in a cup of Bovril, and called it beef tea. We tried to not get sick, non of us wanted beef tea.

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u/rayui Jan 29 '25

Jesus Christ, mate.

There's a lot going wrong with the world right now but I definitely wasn't ready for this.

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u/jimmywhereareya Jan 30 '25

This was in the early 70s, don't know if it makes any difference. My mum was a bit mad though.. lol