Title: Catsup Vs. Ketchup: You'll Be Surprised to Know the Difference - Tastessence
Headings: Catsup Vs. Ketchup: You’ll Be Surprised to Know the Difference
Catsup Vs. Ketchup: You’ll Be Surprised to Know the Difference
Brief History of Ketchup
5 Interesting Facts about Ketchup
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Content: Well, in 1876, H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (though not the inventor of ketchup or the first one to bottle it, however, was the first to commercialize it) became very popular for its commercially bottled ketchup. They gained market share steadily and enjoyed large chunks of profits. Observing their overwhelming success, a whole slew of manufacturers began commercially producing ketchup and branding them with all sorts of names. Soon the same ketchup was being referred to by all sorts of different names. Now we know why there’s so much confusion! Brief History of Ketchup
According to the Malay theory, the word ‘ketchup’ stems from the word Malay word ‘kicap’ or ‘kecap’, meaning fish sauce. Back in the 17th century, ketchup comprised spicy, pickled fish sauce made from walnuts, kidney beans, mushrooms, and anchovies. Surprisingly, ketchup then did not contain any tomato, and its consistency was also not like the ketchup we have today. That ketchup bore semblance to soy or Worcestershire sauce, comprising fish brine, herbs, and spices. It was when the British sailor brought his sauce home with them, that alterations and transformations took place.