The Disgusting Origin Story Of Tomato Ketchup:

For some this condiment is a go-to when eating fast food & other meals but for others they simply hate it….

However, in this article I will be sharing the nasty history of this tasty sauce.

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Fact: Did you know ‘ketchup’ used to be made from fermented fish guts back in the day?

Crazy!

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History & Where it came from:

In the beginning, there were no tomatoes included in the ketchup recipe.

In 544 AD, the first ketchup recipe was recorded & it simply contained;

• Fish Bladder
• Fish Intestines
• Fish Stomach

It’s certainly come a long way since then too that’s for sure.

The modern day bottle of ketchup as we know it actually originated in China & it was called Ketsiap.

It was a fermented sauce made from anchovies, soybeans and herbs and it was used as…