#252 | Five Surprising Food Origins
English Learning for Curious Minds
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Tomato Ketchup - The Superhero of Condiments
The name ketchup actually comes from the an chinese word ku chap, a type of fermented fish. It was later brought to china by traders who popularized it in the region. The british first encountered the mysterious source in the late seventeenth century on a trip to southeast asia. After o ling in love with it, they tried to re create it using anchovies, mushrooms, oysters and walnuts. But it was still missing a vital ingredient, the tomato. In 18 12, an american horticulturist named james mease took some tomatoes and mixed their pulp with brandy and spices to create the first published tomato ketchup recipe.
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