Today from Penang to Paris, New Delhi to New York, Singapore to St. Petersburg, and everything in between, Lingham’s hot sauce speaks a universal language.

The following year, Queen Elizabeth graced a trade show in Dewan Sri Pinang, Penang, where Lingham’s had a stall, History Channel Asia reported. In 1945, after World War II, a Chinese clerk named Ooi Choo Hong, who worked at a British trading house called Henry Waugh Co. Ltd, made an offer to Lingham to buy the business from him, according to the History Channel Asia.

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While Lingham’s Chilli Sauce (Lingham’s) might be what you’d call a more underrated name locally, I feel like it appears to be well-loved globally. Perhaps even lesser known are its origins, which can be traced to Butterworth, Penang. In 1971, it was incorporated into Lingham & Sons Sdn Bhd and moved its facilities from its factory in the Butterworth-based Mak Mandin plant to its new facility in Selangor. That’s certainly a strong statement to make, but it’s a testament to how much the team believes in the quality of their product, and it’s likely this same belief by consumers that have kept the brand thriving a century later. In an interview with BERNAMA, Yeoh Jin Beng, the managing director of the current Lingham & Sons (M) Sdn Bhd, attributed the brand’s success to its originality, quality, consistency, integrity, and perseverance.

By World War II, it had become so well-loved among the British that a bottle of the chilli sauce was included as part of every British officer’s war rations. For over a century Lingham’s hot chilli sauce has ignited the taste buds of the British, fired up the Europeans, is a hot culinary star of Asia and now it’s adding spicy heat to many iconic American foods.If not because of the deep root and history that it has, I think Lingham’s wouldn’t be here today. The difference between the old food manufacturer and today’s is their thinking of sales.” Much loved by cooking enthusiasts throughout the world, which comes from our original 4 ingredient recipe of juicy fresh red ripe chilli peppers, sugar, salt and distilled vinegar. Here’s the story behind how Lingham’s became an award-winning chilli sauce that is being exported to over 20 countries all over the world. Warming up the taste buds Ask someone what brand comes to mind when we say “chilli sauce” and you might hear names like Life, Kimball, Maggi, or maybe even Sriracha. (Ask our office though, and you’d hear a resounding call of “Sabasco!”) From its product range, it seems that the brand has since expanded to include more variations such as Lingham’s Extra Hot, Lingham’s With Garlic, Lingham’s With Ginger, Lingham’s Sriracha, and Lingham’s Worcestershire sauce.