UHO (univerzální hnědá omáčka/universal brown sauce).
This abbreviation referred to the standard, tasteless brown gravy that accompanied the typical meat and dumplings (=> knedlíky) entree at communist-era cafeterias. The sauce was a corruption of the traditional sauces (=> omáčka) like mushroom or dill that form the basis of classic Czech cuisine and testimony to the homogenizing as well as destructive tendencies of the communist regime in all aspects of life.
posted by Andrew @ 6:47 AM
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It is surely sad, but you can normally find 'UHO' in cafeterias or - better example - in school canteens.
School canteens mostly. I've also encountered a further differentiation, "úhoř" (normally Czech word for "eel"), meaning "univerzální hnědá omáčka ředěná", i.e. "universal brown sauce dilluted".
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