One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler
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Date: 2024-03-13
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seyaglas
I feel the most important point is missing from the historical explanation and that is food preservation, which is roughly stated with the chinese background here. See the main food issue for most of human history wasn't flavor but longevity. Salt brinning and fermentation were the go-to methods. the garum (not sure about the spelling) was a long lasting sauce. That was the main reason for it's success. When occidentals started experimenting with ketchups made from other ingredients than fish, their primary concern was to create a different flavor without sacrificing the main attribute of the sauce: longevity, hence the choices of ingredients chosen (shellfish, mushrooms, onions and such. Tomato ketchup used to be one of the least appreciated version of the sauce, because it used to rot way faster than the others. Heinz corrected that issue by reducing the tomato sauce with the emerging sugar aboundance in America and replacing most water content with vinegar, finally fixing the problem of longevity.
That is why to this day it says tomato ketchup, and not just ketchup.
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I feel the most important point is missing from the historical explanation and that is food preservation, which is roughly stated with the chinese background here. See the main food issue for most of human history wasn't flavor but longevity. Salt brinning and fermentation were the go-to methods. the garum (not sure about the spelling) was a long lasting sauce. That was the main reason for it's success. When occidentals started experimenting with ketchups made from other ingredients than fish, their primary concern was to create a different flavor without sacrificing the main attribute of the sauce: longevity, hence the choices of ingredients chosen (shellfish, mushrooms, onions and such. Tomato ketchup used to be one of the least appreciated version of the sauce, because it used to rot way faster than the others. Heinz corrected that issue by reducing the tomato sauce with the emerging sugar aboundance in America and replacing most water content with vinegar, finally fixing the problem of longevity.
That is why to this day it says tomato ketchup, and not just ketchup.
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kareninacarado
Another interesting fact about ketchup:
Banana ketchup, a variation of tomato ketchup, is a popular condiment in the Philippines. It was invented by Maria Y. Orosa, a chemist who developed recipes to treat diseases like beriberi (thiamine deficiency) and she also helped the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation in World War II. She died as Manila was heavily bombed in the last months of the war in 1945.
She developed banana ketchup as tomatoes were scarced and rationed during the war, while bananas are abundant in supply. To this day, when you say ketchup in the Philippines, it’s mainly referring to banana ketchup, and it’s one of the popular condiments. There are still tomato ketchup present but bananas are a cheaper alternative.
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Another interesting fact about ketchup:
Banana ketchup, a variation of tomato ketchup, is a popular condiment in the Philippines. It was invented by Maria Y. Orosa, a chemist who developed recipes to treat diseases like beriberi (thiamine deficiency) and she also helped the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation in World War II. She died as Manila was heavily bombed in the last months of the war in 1945.
She developed banana ketchup as tomatoes were scarced and rationed during the war, while bananas are abundant in supply. To this day, when you say ketchup in the Philippines, it’s mainly referring to banana ketchup, and it’s one of the popular condiments. There are still tomato ketchup present but bananas are a cheaper alternative.
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raibee2478
Love how Tedx are keeping up with the times through this animation style, but the other less modern styles were more engaging for me.
Tangent aside, I'd also like to share how during WW2, the Philippines had produced ketchup out of bananas. Its inventor was Maria Orosa, who was from the University of the Philippines. She sought to maximize local alternatives to imported produce.
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Love how Tedx are keeping up with the times through this animation style, but the other less modern styles were more engaging for me.
Tangent aside, I'd also like to share how during WW2, the Philippines had produced ketchup out of bananas. Its inventor was Maria Orosa, who was from the University of the Philippines. She sought to maximize local alternatives to imported produce.
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evanneal4936
Lol I noticed you said fact checked videos thats because a lot of people like me come on here and correct you guys then you repost the video correctly and say your team fact checked it. I'm an educated and intelligent person and I have caught mistakes on your videos before. this is also the first time I heard you say fact checked video.
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Lol I noticed you said fact checked videos thats because a lot of people like me come on here and correct you guys then you repost the video correctly and say your team fact checked it. I'm an educated and intelligent person and I have caught mistakes on your videos before. this is also the first time I heard you say fact checked video.
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eymarir3862
I eagerly wait for Anderson's narrations, but what is this background music! Who edited this video The narration is almost clouded by the disturbing tings caused by the poor choice of music. Either no music or a subtle one would really improve the experience of watching this video.
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I eagerly wait for Anderson's narrations, but what is this background music! Who edited this video The narration is almost clouded by the disturbing tings caused by the poor choice of music. Either no music or a subtle one would really improve the experience of watching this video.
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puxydow6650
Fun fact: in the Netherlands, most soy sauce is still sold as ketjap (Indonesian: Kecap, which comes in sweet and salty variety. Tomato ketchup came back into the country later, after the English bastardized the word to ketchup, so now we have both, with different words for it!
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Fun fact: in the Netherlands, most soy sauce is still sold as ketjap (Indonesian: Kecap, which comes in sweet and salty variety. Tomato ketchup came back into the country later, after the English bastardized the word to ketchup, so now we have both, with different words for it!
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Layput
Fun fact: ketchup was used to be called catsup because during their experimentation, boiled cat was the closest in taste to the long lost recipe, hence cat soup, and that chinese people ate cats so they thought they discovered the actual recipe.
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Fun fact: ketchup was used to be called catsup because during their experimentation, boiled cat was the closest in taste to the long lost recipe, hence cat soup, and that chinese people ate cats so they thought they discovered the actual recipe.
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nathansamson8215
Side note mustard was more of a powdered seasoning not a condiment, an hot sauce was an ingredient in the form of pepper. Mayo was just eggs, a main dish. But vinegar was the OG for sure, had no idea it transformed into ketchup
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Side note mustard was more of a powdered seasoning not a condiment, an hot sauce was an ingredient in the form of pepper. Mayo was just eggs, a main dish. But vinegar was the OG for sure, had no idea it transformed into ketchup
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pedallove7058
This is a story I've wanted to know for decades! Thank you! My mother's side of the family has the notariety of being the Pittsburgh family that wouldn't loan Heinz $100 to become partners in the original pickle business!
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This is a story I've wanted to know for decades! Thank you! My mother's side of the family has the notariety of being the Pittsburgh family that wouldn't loan Heinz $100 to become partners in the original pickle business!
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JackCabbit20
Anyone else
I am one of those Goblins that puts it on almost everything savoury.
Within reason obviously like not on a roast dinner nono Im a Goblin not a psycho.
Pastries, tomato based Pasta dishes, meats etc.
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Anyone else
I am one of those Goblins that puts it on almost everything savoury.
Within reason obviously like not on a roast dinner nono Im a Goblin not a psycho.
Pastries, tomato based Pasta dishes, meats etc.
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morrismonet3554
I have a bottle of mushroom ketchup and a bottle of fish sauce in my fridge right now. My only use for tomato Catsup is on French fries. Fun fact. Some countries call it tomato sauce. Complicating copying recipes.
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I have a bottle of mushroom ketchup and a bottle of fish sauce in my fridge right now. My only use for tomato Catsup is on French fries. Fun fact. Some countries call it tomato sauce. Complicating copying recipes.
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rajukoley9249
Fun fact: ketvhup originally called catsup but the founder of the heinz company prounounsed it as ketchup alongside brand and marketing as ketchup and because of that reason everyone started calling it as such.
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Fun fact: ketvhup originally called catsup but the founder of the heinz company prounounsed it as ketchup alongside brand and marketing as ketchup and because of that reason everyone started calling it as such.
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ted_ed
Since sodium benzoate is still used today as a food preservative, I'm inclined to believe that the amounts of it used back in the day to preserve food products were way higher than the amounts used today.
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Since sodium benzoate is still used today as a food preservative, I'm inclined to believe that the amounts of it used back in the day to preserve food products were way higher than the amounts used today.
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ted_ed
Not fond of ketchup, although I'll eat it if it comes on my burger.
If you're interested in learning more about garum, check out tasting history with Max Miller. He talks about it on several videos.
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Not fond of ketchup, although I'll eat it if it comes on my burger.
If you're interested in learning more about garum, check out tasting history with Max Miller. He talks about it on several videos.
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mishaelarviano1582
In Indonesia, we called soy sauce -> kecap (ketchup. and for ketchup, we called it saus tomat (tomato sauce.
also, worcestershire sauce is kecap inggris (english ketchup) in Indonesian.
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In Indonesia, we called soy sauce -> kecap (ketchup. and for ketchup, we called it saus tomat (tomato sauce.
also, worcestershire sauce is kecap inggris (english ketchup) in Indonesian.
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MsEriKaT
I do not like ketchup. I know I'm sooooo strange, lol. I think it's the vinegar. I love tomatoes and love tomato sauce. Furthermore, I do like fish sauce. I am now thoroughly confused.
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I do not like ketchup. I know I'm sooooo strange, lol. I think it's the vinegar. I love tomatoes and love tomato sauce. Furthermore, I do like fish sauce. I am now thoroughly confused.
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haze300
In the Philippines, we have banana ketchup that was invented due to lack of tomato supplies during world war 2. Try it, it's delicious and can be used in many dishes too.
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In the Philippines, we have banana ketchup that was invented due to lack of tomato supplies during world war 2. Try it, it's delicious and can be used in many dishes too.
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tux_duh
Before it was Ketchup in English it was Catsup
Heinz changed the spelling of their sauce to Ketchup for it to stand out (their words from a 2013 Slate article)
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Before it was Ketchup in English it was Catsup
Heinz changed the spelling of their sauce to Ketchup for it to stand out (their words from a 2013 Slate article)
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ted_ed
ketchup is one of the condiments that you can't really ketch-up with because of it's too-vague-to understand history, but this video really pizza the box for me
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ketchup is one of the condiments that you can't really ketch-up with because of it's too-vague-to understand history, but this video really pizza the box for me
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irishparade
BUT WHAT ABOUT BANANA SAUCE. JUFRAIN is everything ketchup wishes it was. If you're looking for non-Newtonian red, Banana sauce is the only answer.
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BUT WHAT ABOUT BANANA SAUCE. JUFRAIN is everything ketchup wishes it was. If you're looking for non-Newtonian red, Banana sauce is the only answer.
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