So why did I, a nineteen-year-old girl, who hasn’t seen a football in the last decade, feel the need to write about it? Because as grim as it sounds, it’s also kind of delicious. If you’re into salty flavours this may be one to try. Like I said, it’s basically just gravy so it simultaneously quenches a thirst and a food craving.
...it’s basically just gravy so it simultaneously quenches a thirst and a food craving.
It’s also great on a hangover. I always think that you need something warm and greasy to recover after a night out and this certainly ticks both of those boxes. There’s just something about the warm, salty flavour of Bovril that cures a hangover, I can’t quite put my finger on it.
To be honest, however, if I were to try this beverage now I probably wouldn't enjoy it that much. Or I would at least be sceptical of it. I mean, it’s literally just gravy. For me it does, admittedly, have a nostalgic attachment to it. It reminds me of being at the football with my dad as a kid, eating sweets, watching Bradford City get destroyed by whatever team they were playing that week.
So to me, it’s delicious and no one can convince me otherwise.