EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TOMATO KETCHUP SAUCE

 When it comes to sauces and condiments, nowadays there are a whole host of options one can choose from. But perhaps still, nothing comes close to the popularity of Tomato Ketchup Sauce. Everyone has their own liking for the best tomato ketchup that they enjoy with their food. And with technology advancing, one can even buy ketchup online to get delivery of this popular sauce right to their doorstep! Sure, ketchup has come a long way from its humble start, but did you know that there are many interesting facts associated with it? Read on to find out all about the tomato ketchup:

1.       The name ‘ketchup’ is derived from ‘ketsiap’, a salty fish sauce from China which was brought back by British and Dutch sailors in the 17^th century. Over the centuries, the sauce was modified, first with mushrooms, and finally with tomatoes, but the original name stuck.

2.       Tomato ketchup is the among the rare foods to have all the five tastes of sour, sweet, salty, bitter and umami.

3.       In its early years, ketchup was not so widely available, and neither was it available round the year. This was because tomatoes were available only in a specific season for part of the year and the ketchup did not survive for long.

4.       Tomato ketchup has uses beyond food too! It can be used to shine brass, steel, and even copper! The acidic content in the ketchup, which comes from vinegar and tomatoes, makes it an excellent cleaning and polishing agent and some people around the world even use it to shine their cars!

5.       Originally, tomato ketchup was sold in America by farmers. It was only in 1837 that the first bottled version of tomato ketchup was sold by Jonas Yerkes in America.

6.       Ketchup is now sold in canned, glass bottles as well as in sachets and tub dispensers. In fact, in Illinois in the United States, the city of Collinsville has the distinction of placing the largest ketchup bottle in the world, which stands at 170 ft tall!

7.       Ketchup is so versatile it is used as a condiment, as a dipping sauce, in stir fries, noodles and even in cakes!

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