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"Being Persian, I'm naturally required to love Ketchup."
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A Quick Tip by kfontenot
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Sep 11, 2011
- by kfontenot
- posted in Gourmand
It's the one condiment that seems to be on everyone's menu, but ketchup can sometimes take away from the food you put it on.
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August 25, 2010
We first made this a couple years ago with tomatoes grown from the seeds a Russian friend brought back from Siberia. We long for August when the past year's supply of chunky ketchup has run out.
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Quick Tip by Aisha.
August 20, 2009
Lovely on hot dogs and turkey burgers but sometimes too cold because I think you refrigerate it?
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Quick Tip by Butter.
August 20, 2009
On fries, mac n cheese (w/ tabasco), a burger, dog, etc. An all time great condiment.
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Quick Tip by LisaLisa.
August 20, 2009
Ketchup Obsessed -the most AMAZING condiment to ever exist. Above the obvious, try it on eggs & frozen pizza, possibilities are endless!!
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review by EeezOfSteeez.
April 06, 2009
Jeffrey Steingarten wrote an article a few years back in Vogue, chronicling his experiment to find the best tasting brand of ketchup. Turns out, it's Heinz. One of the reasons why Heinz is so good, is because it perfectly balances the salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami flavors in the ketchup. It's also a rare thing for any single food item to contain all five human tastes. Also, ketchup goes on fries, but NOT on grilled cheese sandwiches. And please never spell it … more
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review by Friedpez.
December 12, 2008
I won't talk about how much I love ketchup for one simple reason: I'm Persian, and thus, I (apparently) naturally love the stuff. Growing up we ate ketchup with nearly everything, including a multitude of Persian rice-based meals (Baghali Polo, anyone?). But then I went to college, and a close friend pointed out how much I love ketchup after seeing me eat for many years. I was deeply offended. Personally, I consider mustard to be much classier than the red stuff that's consumed … more
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Despite looking extremely cool, I have to admit that I'm a dork. I grew up on the outskirts of the small town of Oberlin, LA. I have since relocated to the Lake Charles, LA area.I love my home state … more
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Ketchup, also spelled catsup or catchup, is a tomato-based condiment that is usually served with grilled meats, french fries, burgers, fried foods, and many other dishes. Made primarily with tomatoes and vinegar, salt, pepper, and other spices depending on taste, ketchup is served almost everywhere on earth and is used as a base for a multitude of sauces.
Ketchup first originated in Asia as a fish sauce and was brought back to Europe by Dutch and English traders. The first recipes for Ketchup were printed in America in the early 19th century.
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Ketchup first originated in Asia as a fish sauce and was brought back to Europe by Dutch and English traders. The first recipes for Ketchup were printed in America in the early 19th century.
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