Title: Ketchup vs. Catsup | Foodiggity
Headings: Ketchup vs. Catsup
Ketchup vs. Catsup
Ketchup
A quick history
Why ketchup is the preferred term
Catsup
A quick history
Why catsup is the inferior term
Conclusion
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Ketchup vs. Catsup
June 30, 2010 by Chris Durso 31 Comments
Ketchup or catsup? Two seemingly identical products, two different names. But which is better, even though they are virtually the same? Foodiggity punches the numbers and gets to the bottom of the condiment debate. Ketchup
A quick history
Ketchup appears to be the original term. Derived from the Chinese condiment ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce — a version in Malaysia then became kechap and ketjap in Indonesia. The word ketchup was first mentioned in Charles Lockyer’s book of 1711, An Account of the Trade in India: “Soy comes in Tubbs from Jappan, and the best Ketchup from Tonquin; yet good of both sorts are made and sold very cheap in China”. Influenced by these Asian condiments, the modern version of ketchup would see many iterations before tomatoes finally became a main ingredient in the late 1700’s.