Ketchup or Catsup?

[Kahlico]

Always known it as ketchup but I think Catsup has a cooler look to it.

:D

~ sorry, I'm just bored. It's almost my weekend. I have 33 minutes to go.

[Kahlico]

ARRRGGG I meant to do this as a poll and I got so jumbled up I went to far to delete it and start over :rolls eyes:. Oh well. I'll just have to look silly as usual :D

[valchemist]

ok, I will humor you, Emilie.

I spell it "ketchup."

[Angela]

ketchup

[Carolina68]

ketchup, always!

[dulcecoeur]

Ketchup, but some days DBF and I will say Catsup for the day simply because the word is pretty cool - but I don't use it all the time since people sometimes just look at you sideways.;)

[funnybone]

Ketchup here too. Catsup sounds like something the cat coughed up :D

[lorilei]

I also call it "ketchup"... but now I'm wondering if this is an age thing, more than anything.

After all, the brief history of this red tomato product is this: Early in the 20th century an American food entrepreneur named Henry Heinz created a bottled sauce made with tomatoes, vinegar, spices, sugar and garlic. It was sold under the name catsup and was later known as ketchup.

Now -- would this lead you to believe that the older generations might still call it "catsup", while the younger of us would call it "ketchup"? Or might this be a regional phenomenon for some OTHER reason?

Just a point of curiosity.

[Natasha]

Ketchup. Actually, I don't think I've ever heard anyone around here call it catsup. :confused: I know of the term; just don't think it's commonly used, even by the older generation here.

Natasha

[Melman]

Ketchup. That other spelling reminds me of a knock-knock joke I learned as a kid (probably the only one I can still remember.)

Knock-knock.
Who's there.
Catsup.
Catsup who.
Cats up the tree...you'd better get him down.

:o

Yep...definitely ketchup.

[sneezles]

Originally posted by lorilei
Now -- would this lead you to believe that the older generations might still call it "catsup", while the younger of us would call it "ketchup"?

Hmmmm, wondering who would fall into that category?


Ketchup

[aggie94]

Ketchup.

[Molli526]

ketchup

[Peggy C.]

Originally posted by Melman
Ketchup. That other spelling reminds me of a knock-knock joke I learned as a kid (probably the only one I can still remember.)

Knock-knock.
Who's there.
Catsup.
Catsup who.
Cats up the tree...you'd better get him down.

:o

Yep...definitely ketchup.

That's bad!;)

Ketchup, catsup=cat soup in my mind! But I don't eat the stuff.

edited to say I don't eat ketchup or catsup, actually I don't eat cat soup either! I'll just stop typing now!

[ElinorC]

I'm definitely a member of the older generation and I still call it ketchup!

[Jewel]

We're 'ketchup' people. I've noticed a regional difference though! Two friends of mine from the midwest call it 'catsup' and Erma Bombeck was from Ohio, and she always referred to it as 'catsup'. Hmmmm...

[little_bopeep]

I just wanna know who came up with either one of those words????

[Canice]

From "Food Lover's Companion" by way of Epicurious....


[KEHCH-uhp, KACH-uhp]
Ke-tsiap  — a spicy pickled-fish condiment popular in 17th-century China — is said to be the origin of the name "ketchup." British seamen brought the ke-tsiap  home and throughout the years the formula was changed to contain anything from nuts to mushrooms. It wasn't until the late 1700s that canny New Englanders added tomatoes to the blend and it became what we know today as ketchup. Also called catsup  and catchup , this thick, spicy sauce is a traditional American accompaniment for French-fried potatoes, hamburgers and many other foods. Ketchup usually has a tomato foundation, though gourmet markets often carry condiments with similar appellations that might have a base of anything from walnuts to mangoes to mushrooms. Vinegar gives ketchup its tang, while sugar, salt and spices contribute to the blend. In addition to being used as a condiment, ketchup is used as an ingredient in many dishes.

[Canice]

... I just noticed that I WRITE "catsup" and SAY "ketchup". How random!

[BarbaraL]

"Ketchup" as it appears on the Heinz bottle (the only ketchup, in my opinion. As a kid, my grandmother used a brand that had "catsup" on the bottle -- might people be influenced by the spelling on the condiment they use?

[Svadhisthana]

This thread reminds me of that "Simpsons" episode that has Monty Burns poor and doing his own shopping. He's standing in the condiment aisle holding two bottles and saying "ketchup........catsup" over and over until they drag him away.

[Peggy C.]

Originally posted by Jewel
We're 'ketchup' people. I've noticed a regional difference though! Two friends of mine from the midwest call it 'catsup' and Erma Bombeck was from Ohio, and she always referred to it as 'catsup'. Hmmmm...

Jewel check who you posted this under, 2 people from Ohio who both use ketchup. Maybe Erma just wishes she was from Ohio!;)

[MrsReber]

Ketchup- because that's what Heinz calls it (the only good ketchup) and because "catsup" reminds me of Cat Soup as well.

[little_bopeep]

Originally posted by Canice
From "Food Lover's Companion" by way of Epicurious....


[KEHCH-uhp, KACH-uhp]
Ke-tsiap ? a spicy pickled-fish condiment popular in 17th-century China ? is said to be the origin of the name "ketchup." British seamen brought the ke-tsiap home and throughout the years the formula was changed to contain anything from nuts to mushrooms. It wasn't until the late 1700s that canny New Englanders added tomatoes to the blend and it became what we know today as ketchup. Also called catsup and catchup , this thick, spicy sauce is a traditional American accompaniment for French-fried potatoes, hamburgers and many other foods. Ketchup usually has a tomato foundation, though gourmet markets often carry condiments with similar appellations that might have a base of anything from walnuts to mangoes to mushrooms. Vinegar gives ketchup its tang, while sugar, salt and spices contribute to the blend. In addition to being used as a condiment, ketchup is used as an ingredient in many dishes.

Well, there ya go. Thanks, Canice! Or is it Kenice? :p