The History of Ketchup in America

History Channel has the ‘Titans’ series that covers some of this stuff if I’m not mistaken
 
I like that website. They have some decent articles on stuff. I didn't read this one, but I might. This thread made me remember some other things I read about how tomato paste used to be really shitty, as it was traded like prison cigarettes and left to rot, etc. People just bought rancid tomato paste because it didn't make a difference, or something. I wish I had a link, but I am far too lazy to google that shit.

Ketchup, itself, is interesting, as it used to be made with mushrooms, at first. Then, they started making it with all kinds of shit, like anchovy paste, etc. They even make a banana ketchup in Southeast Asia.

Coincidentally, there is a brand called "UFC," that sells the banana ketchup. They die it red.
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The history of that company is also interesting, as it is tied in directly with colonialism, and gives us a good lesson in the true nature of how warfare and economics are tied hand in hand. Anyway, I digress.
 
GOAT condiment. It’s gotta be Heinz though. None of that bs Hunts or other generic crap though.

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As we age our tastes tend to evolve. But I will be damned if I don't have ketchup for my fries or my eggs.
 
I Am Legion said:
As we age our tastes tend to evolve. But I will be damned if I don't have ketchup for my fries or my eggs.
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Fried chicken with ketchup(As a dipping condiment) was my thing, with ranch and hot sauce. It has to be fried chicken, it cannot be grilled(Just hot sauce).
 
It's good and all but I only ever really care for it when used on meatloaf and sometimes hot dogs or fries. Other than that I can take it or leave it
 
Tomato sauce for the win!
Not really though. Used to prefer that stuff over ketchup, but now I find it to be too sweet for me. Tartare sauce from Aus/NZ kicks ass compared to its American counterpart however.
 
Someone post that old commercial of the guy who sets his ketchup bottle on the window ledge, then has time to run downstairs and catch the ketchup perfectly on his hotdog..
 
I've never liked ketchup. I'm alone with this taste preference in my family. As a young kid I was the one who would order plain hamburgers at McDonalds. That tended to not go over well with others, due to the wait, so i learned to scrape the ketchup off the burger. A scraped burger though is not as good tasting as plain cooked. :p
 
Love stuff like this. The history of recipes is fascinating--the translated texts from Korean and Chinese royal recipes, many dating back many centuries, are terrific. Thanks for sharing!
 
"and then someone added it to steak. and he was considered a disgusting human and burnt at the steak"
 
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