ketchup
Sign in to saveKetchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and sour flavor. "Ketchup" now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes for different varieties contained mushrooms, oysters, mussels, egg whites, grapes, or walnuts, among other ingredients.
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Ketchup is a sweet and sour table condiment that today typically refers to a tomato-based version, though historical recipes used a much wider variety of ingredients like mushrooms, oysters, and walnuts. It has been used as a flavoring sauce across different culinary traditions and remains a common condiment in modern cooking.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Ketchup
- Food.image
- Ketchup 20160918 181342 (cropped).jpg
- Food.alt
- Glass dish of tomato ketchup
- Food.caption
- A glass dish of tomato ketchup
- Food.type
- Condiment
- Food.main_ingredient
- Tomatoes (or other main ingredients), sugar (or high fructose corn syrup), vinegar, salt, spices, and seasonings
- Food.calories
- 100
- Food.place_of_origin
- United Kingdom (mushroom variant), United States (tomato variant)
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Terminology
- Etymology
- Amoy theory
- Malay theory
- European-Arabic theory
- History
- Mushroom ketchup
- Tomato ketchup
- Later innovations
- Properties
- Composition
- Nutrition
- Viscosity
- Separation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and sour flavor. "Ketchup" now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes for different varieties contained mushrooms, oysters, mussels, egg whites, grapes, or walnuts, among other ingredients.
Tomato ketchup is made from tomatoes, sugar, and vinegar, with seasonings and spices. The spices and flavors vary but commonly include onions, allspice, coriander, cloves, cumin, garlic, mustard and sometimes include celery, cinnamon, or ginger. Tomato ketchup is sometimes used as a condiment for dishes that are usually served hot, and are fried or greasy.