Over thousands of years, ketchup became a staple of the Jane Austen household, Civil War soldiers and American refrigerators.
Still, many might be surprised to learn that this condiment isn’t quite the all-American item it appears to be. Just take a look at its Asian origins.
Dial back the clock, and you’ll find that one theory traces ketchup's roots all of the way back to imperial China, an era where the region was rife with change, cultural advancement and a savory fare: fish sauce. In his book, “,” Stanford University professor Dan Jurafsky traces the first versions of ketchup back thousands of years ago. During that time, along the coasts and rivers of Southeast Asia , locals used salt to ferment their fish, which they then made into savory pastes.
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