While Americans slather on ketchup on their burgers and hotdogs during the July 4th weekend, they might not know that ketchup’s origins are from Asia. This article talks about ketchup’s origin as a sauce from Indonesia, its eventual use of tomatoes (it didn’t start out using tomatoes), and how it grew to be so popular. It’s a fascinating story – ketchup reached American via Britain via the Dutch on its path from Asia. After tomato canning companies began make ketchup from tomato waste pro
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Ketchup: The Asian American Condiment