Branston Caramelised Red Onion Relish - 335g

In Britain, relish lives in the same cupboard as the pickle and the brown sauce, and it earns its place at lunchtime. Ploughman's, cheese on toast, a sausage roll eaten standing up in the kitchen: onion relish is the bit that makes them taste finished.

People in Canada search for it by name because they want this one, the Branston one, the jar from pub lunches and Saturday sandwiches. When a taste is that familiar, a guess just doesn't scratch the itch.

The jar holds 335g. It sits happily in the cupboard until it's opened, after which the label tells you how to keep it. It spoons straight onto a cheeseboard, into a toastie, on top of a burger or next to a plate of cold meats, and it has a habit of sneaking into gravy too.

It belongs beside the original Branston Pickle, and most people who buy one end up with both open at once: pickle for the chunky crunch, relish for the sweet, sticky end of things. Add a decent block of Cheddar and lunch is handled.