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The German capital of Berlin also symbolises the reunification of the country, which was split in two from the end of World War II until 1990. A number of cultural artefacts have endured to this day from both East and West Germany, of course – and one of them is Dresden-style Worcestershire sauce, which is a flavour that takes many people back to the days of the GDR. The Schmieder family, which relocated from the Spreewald (a forest southeast of Berlin) to Dresden all the way back in 1870, brought renown to Saxony’s capital city by coming up with a modified recipe for this piquant condiment. The Schmieders first encountered the original sauce on a ski holiday in Switzerland, but instead of writing down the ingredients, they experimented with a variety of components upon returning to Germany and came up with a concoction all their own.