Bisto Best Gravy Beef - 150g

In Britain, Bisto is not so much a brand as the word for gravy. Generations grew up with the adverts and the jug on the table, and Bisto Best is the step up, the one saved for the roast that matters.

People in Canada go looking for it because gravy is personal. You can make a perfectly good one from scratch, but the taste you remember from home, poured over Yorkshire puddings, sausage and mash or a Sunday joint, is this one.

The 150g pot is easy to live with. A few spoonfuls in a jug, hot water, a good stir, and it thickens while you carve. Add more for thick, less for thin, and nobody will ever know you were guessing. Put the lid back on firmly and keep it somewhere cool and dry, and it will sit happily in the cupboard until the next roast.

It rarely travels alone. People pick it up alongside the rest of the Bisto range, a box of Yorkshire puddings, some English mustard or a jar of mint sauce, and suddenly the whole Sunday plate makes sense again.