The Thick and Tangy History of Ketchup
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2023
- Weird History Food will hit the "57" on the side of this video to give you the History of Ketchup. You might be surprised to learn ketchup's true origins and the fact that the first ketchup had no tomatoes in it at all. Let's pour this video out in a nice, thick, ketchup-y way. Catchup on Ketchup history...
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"Ketchup...catsup...ketchup... catsup..." --C. Montgomery Burns. One of the greatest lines of all times.
Are you here to solve my ketchup problem?
I’d like the history of mustard please. Like who would have thought mustard seed would make a great condiment for hotdogs 😂
Yes please that would be good to know
Agreed!
Yes! Absolutely!
Probably Germans 😂
My x husband is from Iran, so in 1997 we went to Iran to visit his family and his parents could meet their grandchildren. My kids were so excited when we ordered a pizza in a restaurant. When it arrived at our table it ended up being half a pita bread with ketchup and sliced hotdogs. I don’t think there was even cheese on it. Well that didn’t go over so well with the kids, lol. I took a bite and understood why the kids wouldn’t eat it.
Why didn't you try local food?
@@CordeliaWagner Who says they didn't?
@@CordeliaWagner Some food people just dont like. Its not the only reason to visit a place.
Tater tots and ketchup, as well as fries and ketchup, are so good together! It also makes for great meatloaf.
Tater tots? That's a blast from the past.
@alukuhito “Napoleon, give me some of your tots.”
@@alukuhito are tater tots old school? how old are we talking?
@@emiemiemi4769 I just don't see those in my country. They remind me of the past. I used to eat them sometimes in the 90s. Tater tots were introduced in the 1950s.
I have a Filipino friend that's always telling me about how great banana ketchup is. I'd try it but it sounds very strange to me
Ingredients may differ, but the process of fermentation is similar. Taste varies from region to region.
You're so childish that you won't try something because it sounds strange? Do you still use a soother?
It's a bit sweeter even than US ketchup, and the texture tends to be a bit more viscous, a bit thicker. I keep a bottle of Jufran hot-and-spicy banana sauce handy for when I get the craving for Filipino spaghetti (a sweet version of spaghetti bolognese that includes sliced hot dogs and a quick-melting shredded cheese in addition to the ground beef). It also pairs really well with salty fries, potato wedges, etc.
I never liked banana ketchup. It's too sweet for me, and I actually like sweet food usually
it also goes better with different food than ketchup goes with. i can think of like, fried pork (lechon) goes with it, lumpia shanghai, and of course, in our spaghetti
Bravo to the team for the in-depth research on the origin of the name ketchup. To a native Cantonese speaker like myself, I think your pronunciation of the word “ke jup” is close enough 👍🏻
What wasn't sold as medicine in the 1830s?
Science? 😅
everything was sold as medicine in 1830
Penicillin
At least they didn't sell radioactive food as medicine. The saved that for "atomic sodas" for extra energy (not kidding 😂).
My favorite thing that Heinz did when their product in clear glass bottles started taking off - competitors selling dubious versions tried to copy him by using clear glass bottles - So Heinz bought every single glass bottle that could be found for a large area round the city and what he couldnt store or use right away he literally sunk in the harbor.
Learned this from a show called The Food That Built America. Fans of this channel will enjoy it
lol typical. Can't just rely on your superior product, you have to destroy and/or buy out the competition. That's basically the difference between a successful small-medium business vs a giant corporation. And they only slightly hinted at regulatory capture in this vid, but that's often a factor as well.
Btw: is the docu you mentioned streaming anywhere other than PPV on youtube?
America in a nutshell
@@bobbiusshadow6985 better then whatever commie hellhole you live in
@@sntslilhlpr6601 imagine being too poor for ppv lmao, maybe get off CZcams and get a better job
my absolute favorite channel on CZcams.
I agree, such a fun watch!
My mom use to prepare homemade ketchup with us. I believe it is not as full of sugar as commercial ketchups. We also add apples inside and we also use to put it on pizza. It is not as smooth as ketchup from shop but it feels more trustworthy. It´s also from home-grown tomatoes, there are so good from sun and stuff. Try do it by yourselves it is not that hard(only special thing you need is some special stainer but maybe you can use regular one, but dense), I can give you preparation receipt if you want.
I’ve just started growing some tomatoes and I’ve always wanted to try making homemade ketchup, I would love to give your recipe a try!
I'm super interested in homemade ketchup.
It's never going to be like what Americans think it is, but I I'd love to make it myself.
I hope this answer will show up to both of you, guys, I will ask my mom for a recipe and I will translate it. You will have it here in wednesday evening, I promise :D
@@richardgalbavy7103 Thanks, man!!
Damn that sounds good
Great to see Townsend's on here! Side note: I worked as a waitress at Claim Jumper long ago, and the d=side work included washing the damn ketchup bottle caps in hot water while refilling all the bottles. A real pain!
Another great video! Would love to see one on the history of different types of sno-cones
Just google it.
I’m down for a recipe
I love whataburger spicy ketchup in my ramen broth. Salty, spicy, and kinda sweet. Been doing it for years.
BRB going to whataburger...
that sounds fire tbh
Ooh...gotta try that!
I love me some chicken fingers made with crushed up ketchup chips, thanks for sharing and catch ya next video!
Correction: Tomatoes are native to South America. They grew in the Andes(specifically in Peru, Bolivia and Chile)
I wonder if they include mistakes like that on purpose, just to increase engagement in the comment section.
Reverse psychology
Inedible
Isn't South America just the south part of North America though?
@@alukuhito where do you think North America ends my man
The word ketchup in our local language (kecap) means something similar to soy sauce, fish sauce, a mutant of the two, or something else entirely. It can be salty, savory, or sweet and sometimes bit spicy depending on which brand you buy. The English word "ketchup" roughly translates to "tomato sauce" here.
The Heinz ruffled ketchup chips are the best!
Also, what about BANANA KETCHUP?! It's a Filipino mainstay! 😁
#pinoypride #bananaketchup #Jollibee 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Oh! Curry ketchup is another WONDERFUL variation! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
If no one has tried Del Monte ketchup compared to others, you don't know what you're missing! It's not as sweet, I actually quit eating french fries with ketchup because it was to sweet. My grandma was a strict Del Monte ketchup fan, and she converted me! If you get a chance, try it out! Unfortunately, I only have 1 store that is close to me that sells it, but it's always in stock! Del Monte doesn't have the glass bottles, the glass bottles really suck lol, they are very frustrating!
Agree, totally. Del Monte is a little less sour tasting than Heinz and much cheaper. No hate for Heinz but Del Monte is the brand we always bought
Yeah, the more modern squeeze bottles were created because of how frustrating trying to get ketchup out of the glass bottles can be.
I use Hunts for sandwiches, onion rings and I rarely eat fries 🍟 but I do make my own dipping sauce for chicken strips and nuggets
@Brandon Page And because they’re cheaper to manufacture than glass bottles
Del Monte is good but I use Hunts
If you put Ketchup on a steak; We cannot be friends.
Later homo
You're probably not a friend worth having if you let something as petty as that come between a friendship... pfft.
@@mattl9070 lol whooshhh much?
While I agree that it's disgusting, I'm going to put ketchup on a steak just to not be your friend. ❤️
I don't but I do hate food snobs who care how other people eat their food
I can't remember the last time I used it. It has been years. And now that I am trying to cut out as much food with added sugar as I can, I am not likely to ever use it again.
Don't you like sugar?
Correction: Thai cuisines does NOT use ketchup for cooking. The video that's being used is literally titled "and ketchup substitute" which I assume, is using ketchup in place of tamarind paste used in Pad Thai.
Correction: Thai cuisines use pin pong balls for cooking. Look up "Thai ping pong show" for more information on the countries most famous cooking shows.
Yes, ketchup is not a staple ingridient in Thai cuisine 😊. Unless you're cooking pad macaroni haha ผัดมักกะโรนี
this is not Corrections
I hate that my parents found out i get high on my CZcams channel as my career smhh😮
@@SevenHunnid what?
Hey, WHF! Born in and lived near Willoughby, Ohio for over 50 years and wasn't aware ketchup's connection to my home town.
I was aware of the Willoughby Medical University (Ohio Historical Marker near the site of the college in downtown) and Dr. J.C. Bennett.
Gonna do a deep dive into Dr. Bennett's Ketchup kravings!
Or, is it Catsup cravings?
Ketchup... my daughter's favorite food group 😂
I once made a recipe for chili, out of a nostalgia themed cookbook, that was essentially just ground beef and ketchup. I thought it would be distastefully sweet and vinegary, but its real sin was just being surprisingly BLAND. The simple addition of chili powder would have actually made it pretty palatable.
How about a Weird History on the history of salsa (maybe it's ketchup's Mexican cousin?), the history of Naan bread (India), and rum - (is rum REALLY from the Caribbean?).
i'm a 50 year old Canadian who cooked for 20 years and have NEVER even heard of ketchup cake. on the other hand, ketchup chips are fantastic.
Heinz teamed up with Dr Wiley it all makes sense lol, that explains why protoman is red.
This video is absolutely brilliant. Laughed and learned so much :D
Bit sad that glass bottles have gone nearly extinct.
We hunted their breeding grounds and didn't allow them to repopulate. Sad.
shaking the bottle until a huge glob of ketchup splatters on your plate
Imagine beer from a plastic bottle 😨
@@mattl9070 Yuck! Might as well just call all beer Natty Light if that ever happens.
@@mattl9070 Please don't speak that evil into existence
For your next videos, you should make one discussing the history of barbecue sauce, or buttermilk ranch, or mustard!
I agree Ranch for sure, I know my parents said nobody ever used to eat it till like the 90s, now its in & on everything!
And honey mustard
Thanks a lot, Weird History Food. Now I'm wanting some pizza or hickory ketchup....
Just now tuning in. Let me just say for the record....don't even try to give us Pittsburghers any weird brands of ketchup. It had better be Heinz! We can taste the difference. 😊😋😁
Growing up I loved ketchup so much I ate it right out the packets 😂
My 3y/o dips his strawberries, yogurt and even ice cream into ketchup.
Just goes to show how damned much sugar is in the stuff. I did the same….
I still do that 😂
I slurped it in high school total maverick girl vibes😂
Speak to your therapist.
Most of us love Ketchup. But what I'm most interested in is making something similar myself.
Obviously anything homemade is never going to be American ketchup, but I think with the right blend of tomatoes and salt/spices, you would have something amazing. Especially fresh.
Potato chips with ketchup flavour are also a thing in Germany/Austria (don't know about the rest of Europe). And don't forget the wild 90s with swirled ketchup+mayo, and purple ketchup!
We have ketchup flavoured chips in Canada but the ketchup cake.... I never encountered that yet
Ketchup flavored chips are also popular in South America, at least here in Argentina there're ketchup flavored Lay's and other brands
And Australia, samboy atomic tomato.
cool to know, they are not my favourite chips, but until this channel, i didn't know they were only from Canada (& now Germany & Austria)
I recently discovered the ketchup chips an a European road trip, and it’s probably a good idea they’re not more readily accessible to me because they are so good!
LOL I remember as a small child mixing ketchup into my mashed potatoes so they would turn red, then I'd shovel that into my mouth! It used to gross my family out lmfao.
Who knew Dr. Wiley was instrumental in the development of ketchup before moving on to making robots.
Have you made a video of the history of mayonnaise? I'd love to learn more about, as I love to eat it so much
I use ketchup as the base for cheeseburger pizza. Use it in place of tomato/pizza sauce and you’ll get a much better flavor
Hmm interesting. Gonna havo to try that thanks.
Death penalty
@@GoatMortician pull the trigger
No no no 😬 I mean, it's great if you like it. I tried this one day I thought I had canned tomatoes for the sauce and the stores were closed. Used ketchup instead. It was disgusting. Threw it away. But tastes differ, and that's great, just don't do this is you have friends over for dinner 😂
Where did you get the drone footage of the catch up bottle in Collinsville Illinois? I think you used my footage. If you did I just wanna know cause I'm honored.
They got it from here: czcams.com/video/VzW2ibS4q_4/video.html
John Rensing Media
Amazing video, Weird History! Interesting how ketchup wasn't originally made from tomatoes. Speaking of things that go with ketchup, when you do another fast food video, please let it be Jack In The Box! The restaurant has an interesting past, they even had their own set of characters in the 70s, and there's even a Jack In The Box WIKI [to be fair Mcdonald's has one too]. Howard Johnson's would be a cool video too, considering it originally started as a shop. Had they put drive thrus at their restaurants, they might've lasted longer.
I'm a weirdo apparently who has never enjoyed ketchup, but was always smitten with its cousin, BBQ sauce. I know I'm not alone coz I've met many others like me, I just find it fascinating how odd and different taste buds can be from person to person haha
I also hate ketchup but love BBQ sauce!
I like ketchup, but not like most people. Some people need it with their fries. I don't at all. Salt is usually enough for me. I like other things to dip them in as well. I never really got the fascination with ketchup. I guess it's the high sugar content that hooks people without them knowing it. They don't think of the sweetness, but that's their crack.
I hate ketchup and BBQ sauce both. Nor do I like mustard or mayonnaise or any other condiment except for salt. I won't eat anthing with tomato including spaghetti sauce. I hate pizza also. So you're definitely NOT a weirdo. I've never met anyone pickier than me.
@@alukuhito the sugar is probably what makes me dislike ketchup so much! And you’re right about salt being enough on fries sometimes. I’m also a fan of seasoned fries…those are tasty enough without anything extra added.
My brother hates ketchup
"I ordered spaghetti - I got egg noodles and ketchup." - Henry Hill
My fav - Ketchup and “Plastic” Cheese mixed together and enrobing Nathan’s French Fries!! It is amazing!!!!!
Fantastic video!
Poland is obsessed with ketchup. They make a flavor of ketchup for everything, including "Pizza Ketchup". Where an American might use picante sauce for burritos, they use picante ketchup, or chipotle ketchup.
YUCK
Doesn't poland also have something imitating an Americana trailer park?
not sure why poland likes american stuff compared to other countries
@@thespooner3906 Because they experienced Soviet rule, and remember it.
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!
What about a video of mayonnaise VS. Miracle whip? Or even a story of what miracle whip is and how it came to be?
Miracle Whip is horrible. When my dad got remarried, my step-mother always had that instead of real mayonaisse. To this day, despite having the money to buy mayo, she still has it in her fridge.
@@alukuhito that's grounds for divorce
I support that idea. Personally, I prefer Miracle Whip on most sandwiches, except for baloney and turkey.(I don't know why). I wonder how many prefer Miracle Whip. I suppose it depends on what a person grew up using.
@@johnr797 Right? My dad should've known better. A second divorce was in order. I guess some people just sort of give up, being scared of a second divorce.
@@williamromine5715 I’m a Miracle Whip gal. It’s sweeter than mayonnaise and gives sandwiches a better taste than regular mayonnaise. I can do mayonnaise but I will always go with Miracle Whip over regular mayonnaise anyday.
11:04 I love Cottage Cheese. I've never had it with ketchup ... I frequently eat some cottage cheese with some tomato slices, so tonight I'm going to try some cottage cheese with KETCHUP !!
Yes! In Poland we have zapienkanki, which is street food but not too unlike a pizza. It starts with a bread, sort of a baugette, topped with sauteed mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup.
I lived in Collinsville for almost 25 years and not once did I actually see the Brooks brand of "catsup" that was on the water tower.
It was gonna be torn down for a while too due to age and funds but in the end the city raises enough to refurbish it and start selling t-shirts in a shop at the base :P
Is that Guga, From Guga foods, Dry aging his rib roast in Ketchup? Guy is a maniac! 😂
I am Canadian and I never heard of ketchup cake. Great show.
The name is most probably derived from the Indonesian sweetened soy sauce 'kecap', which is a great main condiment. But I am very glad for the tomato based evolution, it is good on just about everything.
I remember a scene in an old tv show (might have been a sitcom) where a character said something like, "Ketchup is the only food. Everything else is just a vehicle for it." I felt that. I've backed off my ketchup addiction quite a lot since then, but I still do love ketchup on many things.
Mr Burns standing bewildered in the grocery store, saying "ketchup....catsup?"
If you're gonna say that the first Ketchup didn't have tomatoes, then YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST KETCHUP.
Thank you!
I’ve never understood why some people find it hard to use the glass bottle. My grandma always told me to just hit the 57, it works every time! I’ve always liked the retro aesthetic of glass Heinz bottles.
It's not necessarily hard, it's just harder. And with a glass bottle you get big blobs out, sometimes much more than you want, most often more than you wanted where it landed, and then you have to undo the damage with utensils. It takes longer. If your one hand is greasy, you will get grease on the bottle. With a plastic bottle you get perfect dosages and don't have to rearrange what came out post application. You can make patterns, even draw a little smiley face on your loved one's omelet. If they phase out the plastic bottles (which is likely), I'd prefer they put it in a jar like mayo.
Thanks for the videos. Fewer bell rings, please.
Ketchup is great on most potato dishes, especially home fries. Mmm!
I love the narrator "kee-chuuuuppp"
Make a video on the history of mustard next!!
_"Nobody, I mean NOBODY, puts ketchup on a hot dog"_
- Dirty Harry, Sudden impact
Dirty Harry is a San Francisco dweller. Wait until he goes to Chicago and have a Chicago dog! Ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, onion, pickle spear, hot pickled chili peppers.
I used to put ketchup on hot dogs when I was a kid.
I love me some ketchup, but keep that crime against humanity known as 'Catsup' away from my fries!
Didn't Ronnie Reagan also declare ketchup counting as "a vegetable" in daily diets during the 80s?! Haha!
A common myth. It’s untrue in all of its details. You should stop spreading it, it makes you look dumb 😂
I can't remember what brand but I remember having a bottle of CATSUP in the fridge in late 70s It's also referenced in an early Simpsons episode suggesting at least one brand kept the spelling in to the early 90s
In Mexico ketchup/catsup tastes way better because is made with pure cane sugar not corn syrup and it has an almost transparent texture . Coke also tastes better for the same reason
Yet pepsi with cane sugar is terrible. I don't understand it, the only thing bad with sugar is Pepsi
Real sugar ketchup and coke is available in the US. Costs a few cents more. Only poor people suck down corn syrup laden products.
Yet with coke in taste tests people often can't tell the difference or choose the hfcs coke
Ketchup is critical infrastructure.
Whenever I see my parents put ketchup on breaded fish.... Somehow I feel personally insulted.
Hotdogs and french fries month have to catch up
good video
around new years, I made mushroom ketchup. have a little left, great for steaks
Thanks for this! 🍅 #WeirdHistoryFood #FoodHistory #Ketchup
UFF DA...another food video that ends with something unappetizing! (The other being the pizza video that ends with Altoona Style.) Still a good video, all the same!
In Pittsburgh, if you use any brand other than Heinz - shame!
Heinz also used to make baby food and canned soup.
Theres something very funny about the founder of the FDA sharing a name with the main antagonist from Mega Man.
I'm Australian and had no bloody idea what you were talking about until I realised you meant TOMATO SAUSE. Or as we would pronounce it "tomarta sause"
i put it on my eggs and grilled cheese sandwich (tosti)
Emmy!!!
growing up, my best friend would have a grilled cheese with soo much ketchup he used a plate to hold the amount of ketchup. There was literally more ketchup then the sandwich it self... NOt to mention his next fav ,, mayo on bread. Used mayo like butter.
I was waiting on the band of Brothers reference of “this ain’t sauce.”
-No, this is army noodles with ketchup.
I'm from the Pittsburgh area, and here in Western Pennsylvania, anything other then Heinz ketchup is considered POISON. LOL
That Ed Sheeran and Heinz ketchup commercial is brilliant, he actually reached out to Heinz to do that commercial which he really does take a bottle of Heinz ketchup when he goes out to eat at restaurants, I love him more for that, I too have packets of Heinz in a ziploc in my purse....LOL! 🍅😁
Ironically, just hearing from you about that, I have one more thing that I don't like about him.
0:11 no way you actually think ketchup is spicy
Cloves, cumin, garlic, mustard, cinnamon, ginger, coriander ... they are all spices.
All common ingredients in ketchup, along with tomato, sugar and vinegar.
There are some versions of ketchup that is spicy.
Fries, tots, hash browns, tater wedges, hamburgers, sloppy joes, scrambled eggs... the usual stuff. Even make a steak sauce with Ketchup as a base.
The biggest compliment I gave to a restaurant is that their food is so good that I don't have to add a ketchup
Ketchup and mustard were the prototype names for Cyrax and sektor from mortal kombat.
Kudos on using the guga food footage
Europeans used to think that tomatoes were poisonous because wealthy Europeans would eat them on pewter plates which were high in lead and mixed with the acidic tomatoes made for a potentially fatal snack.
7:33 all the while LOOKING like Dr. Wily
Heinz worked together with Dr. Wiley, they managed to make ketchup, but were unable to defeat Megaman.
My dad used to polish copper with ketchup. My sister had a copper bracelet that was supposed to be tarnished. My dad polished it brand new with ketchup. It was hilarious.
Could you do an episode on A1 Sauce?
The new Heinz Ketchup commercial.
We might have a bottle in the fridge, but I'm not sure, since I so seldom use it. I'm a mustard type of guy & we have about six different kinds.
I have ketchup on spanakopita (Greek spinach pie), it's amazing!
I have to have ketchup in my mac & cheese, it adds a nice tanginess to it.
Salsa does same!!lol
I use Mustard for taking rust off when I'm out of CLR (calcium-rust-lime). I learned that from putting mustard on my Non-Weird History Teacher's door knob. He said, "Good GOD!" and looked at yellow mustard on his hand.
I am Danish and Ketchup is an must in my modern viking home.
If I am low on ketchup. I know, I got always one more in reserve.
And I all so know. That I must get more ketchup, just to keep the peace.
Peace is an illusion without Our Blood Red Ketchup.
A must with Ketchup: Fried sausages!!!
If you do not have ketchup then do you go berserk?