Ketchup, or catsup, originated in China in 1690 as a pickled fish sauce called "ke-tsiap". British sailors took Asian catsup or ketchup from Singapore to England but the British were unable to duplicate the recipe so they started substituting other ingredients, including ground mushrooms, walnuts and cucumbers. Later the first recipe for "tomato catsup" appeared.
By the mid 1830s, Tomato Ketchup was being sold in the United States as a patent medicine. It was called Dr. Miles's Compound Extract of Tomato.
Tomato ketchup was popular before fresh tomatoes were. People were less hesitant to eat tomatoes as part of a highly processed product that had been cooked and infused with vinegar and spices.
Charles Dickens was partial to "lamb chops breaded with plenty of ketchup".
By the mid 1830s, Tomato Ketchup was being sold in the United States as a patent medicine. It was called Dr. Miles's Compound Extract of Tomato.
Tomato ketchup was popular before fresh tomatoes were. People were less hesitant to eat tomatoes as part of a highly processed product that had been cooked and infused with vinegar and spices.
Charles Dickens was partial to "lamb chops breaded with plenty of ketchup".
In the 1870's New England colonists mixed tomatoes into the sauce creating the present day ketchup. It was F. & J. Heinz who launched in 1876 the first mass-produced and bottled tomato ketchup.
Heinz's ketchup was advertised as: "Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household!", a slogan which alluded to the lengthy and onerous process required to produce tomato ketchup in the home.
Heinz ketchup became so popular because Heinz invented a way to keep commercially produced ketchup red, which allowed him to package it in clear glass bottle and look more appealing. Before it, commercially produced ketchup was brown.
Henry Heinz putting his ketchup in clear glass bottles was uncommon at the time. Because of a lack of food safety standards. unethical companies used colored bottles to hide shoddy product.
Ronald Reagan attempted to consider Ketchup a vegetable to make up for budget cuts to school lunches.
Ketchup and catsup are the same thing—Heinz called his product ketchup to help it stand out from his competitors who were peddling catsup.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, coal tar was used in ketchup to make the sauce red.
The 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.
Over 650 million bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup are sold around the world each year, with annual sales of more than £1 billion.
Heinz sells two sachets of ketchup each year for every person on Earth.
97% of all U.S. homes have ketchup.
Banana ketchup is popular in the Philippines.
Heinz ketchup can't legally be called 'ketchup' in Israel because it doesn't contain enough tomato paste.
French schools are banned from serving ketchup with French foods.
Ed Sheeran has a ketchup bottle tattooed on his arm.
Heinz's ketchup was advertised as: "Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household!", a slogan which alluded to the lengthy and onerous process required to produce tomato ketchup in the home.
Heinz ketchup became so popular because Heinz invented a way to keep commercially produced ketchup red, which allowed him to package it in clear glass bottle and look more appealing. Before it, commercially produced ketchup was brown.
Henry Heinz putting his ketchup in clear glass bottles was uncommon at the time. Because of a lack of food safety standards. unethical companies used colored bottles to hide shoddy product.
Ronald Reagan attempted to consider Ketchup a vegetable to make up for budget cuts to school lunches.
Ketchup and catsup are the same thing—Heinz called his product ketchup to help it stand out from his competitors who were peddling catsup.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, coal tar was used in ketchup to make the sauce red.
The 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.
Over 650 million bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup are sold around the world each year, with annual sales of more than £1 billion.
Heinz sells two sachets of ketchup each year for every person on Earth.
97% of all U.S. homes have ketchup.
Banana ketchup is popular in the Philippines.
Heinz ketchup can't legally be called 'ketchup' in Israel because it doesn't contain enough tomato paste.
French schools are banned from serving ketchup with French foods.
Ed Sheeran has a ketchup bottle tattooed on his arm.
“Fancy Ketchup” is an actual legal designation of the highest grade of ketchup.
Ketchup barely goes bad. It is good two years past its expiration date. And then it can go a year in the fridge or a few months room temperature.
You only need to consume eight packets of ketchup per day to stave off scurvy.
Source Food For Thought by Ed Pearce
Ketchup barely goes bad. It is good two years past its expiration date. And then it can go a year in the fridge or a few months room temperature.
You only need to consume eight packets of ketchup per day to stave off scurvy.
Source Food For Thought by Ed Pearce
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