Ketchup, awful stuff

[MaryP]

Tartar sauce is good on fries, too. I used to do that at Long John Silver's. Haven't been to one in years, though.

That used to be my fave, too. Now I prefer cocktail sauce or lemon. Just haven't been feelin the mayo much lately--except on sandwiches with lettuce and tomato, of course.

 

[gman]

I love ketchup, ketchup and more ketchup. Ketchup on meatloaf, ketchup on eggs, ketchup on hamburgers, ketchup on fries, ketchup on fried flounder, ketchup, ketchup, ketchup. : >)

 

[Helix]

That used to be my fave, too. Now I prefer cocktail sauce or lemon. Just haven't been feelin the mayo much lately--except on sandwiches with lettuce and tomato, of course.

This thread has me wanting to make some cocktail sauce. I haven't had any in years. Putting that on the list.

 

[MaryP]

I wouldn't put makeup on food either, it doesn't taste good. Who is talking about putting makeup on food anyway? I get that you might be embarrassed at outing yourself as someone with a very uneducated palate, but derailing your own thread is not the way, grasshopper.

And maple syrup and ketchup are awesome together, add a little whiskey and garlic and you've got a killer BBQ sauce.

But, yeah, my breakfast plate goes get pretty red... lol

I may try that bbq sauce. Portions?

 

[MaryP]

Must be by people educated in American schools.

Heyyy!!!!! Knock it off, you folk who make 'beer' plural!

 

[americanwoman]

You might get a kick out of this: If you haven't been Stateside in awhile, do you want to know what's been a recent craze? Kimchee Burgers!

Yep. Kimchee burgers have been a burger craze for about 15 years, now. Who'd have thunk it?

Piled high with Kimchee - and always with a sunny-side-up fried egg. Kind of a Bibimbap Burger!

I've never heard of this but now I need to try a kimchee burger!

 

[MaryP]

THEY never got over being spanked in 1812

Maybe, but we got back New Orleans, anyway, didn't we?

 

[MaryP]

Malt vinegar is good, horseradish sauce (like Arby's horsey sauce), and my favorite - Sweet Baby Ray's sweet & spicy barbeque sauce.

Huh. I have a bottle of Sweet Baby Raye's. I'll try that once I have the courage to try french fries in my air fryer.

 

[MaryP]

Chili (with no meat) cheese fries.

Oh yes!!!! I'd forgotten about those--used to get them at a summer hotdog stand when I lived in Maine.

 

[MaryP]

I'm a purist....malt vinegar and salt . However, to each their own as long as I don't have to watch

You eat it with a fork.

 

[Lovebug]

I've never heard of this but now I need to try a kimchee burger!

Kimche rocks.

 

[Callen]

You eat it with a fork.

No !!!!!!! Fingers only......except for poutine

 

[MaryP]

If you get a chance, try it with "Chili Sauce" instead of ketchup. And a sprinkle of freshly squeezed lemon juice!

(It's called "Chili" sauce, but there's not a chili in sight - nor is there any "heat". It's basically ketchup, but a bit more flavorful and less sweet. It can be interchanged with ketchup)

I use that in my cocktail sauce for shrimp cocktail --ketchup, chili sauce, horseradish and lemon. It's not the same without it.

 

[MaryP]

Well, we have sort of wandered around on food topics here, so let me add a couple things --- well, one and a question.

Did you folks know that there are actually many, many kimchi dishes. I guess it is that the red pepper mix --- saucy thing --- well, they can kimchi up all sorts of things and they still will basically call it "kimchi" and then add a noun for whatever might be sauced up. Now there is that basic one where the cabbage is sauced up and buried for a long time. But that is done with lots of dishes.

The question is if any of you like miso soup?

Funny, the Japanese do with miso the same thing the Koreans do with kimchi --- miso can be added to all sorts of dishes. And there are many kinds of miso soup. I wonder if they sell good miso soup at affordable prices in the U.S. or Canada? Europe?

By the way, do you French folks still get into that frog stuff? It is frogs, yes? I seem to remember something about that. Not sure I've ever had that food.

There is a dish called balut, or some such spelling. That one can be hard to look at and I had it once or twice only, and had no choice. Was at a diplomatic thing. That is a dish down in the PI - Phillipines.

Guess I'm really wandering now. Sorry.

Frog tastes like chicken. Honest.

 

[MaryP]

Actually, that is a good question. Where is the "ham" in a hamburger? For that matter, where did that name come from? A sandwich originally invented in Hamburg, Germany?

I thought the burger was first made in a small joint in Connecticut. But as for the ground beef, you're probably onto something. The Germans ground all kinds of meats for their sausages, so it kind of makes sense.

 

[MaryP]

I have never ever thought of Colmans as "exotic" - it's such a run of the mill ingredient here - a small spoonful of Colmans makes cheese sauces even richer if you ever have enough to try. You'll never go back to ordinary cheese, flour and milk for a white, cheesy sauce again.



You and @MaryP are now my favourite people on this thread.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[MaryP]

No !!!!!!! Fingers only......except for poutine

Okay, but you'd need a shower after.

 

[Sweden]

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Most ketchup is poor. There is at least one good brand here.

 

[nota bene]

I just checked for fun.....9 !
Dijon, Yellow, Stone Ground, medium German, hot German, Polish horseradish mustard, Keens hot, honey mustard and spicy brown Bavarian.

I stand in awe of the mustardmeister.

 

[Quag]

With the texture of a spoiled French condiment. Awful rubbish.

Nah its havenly and if you eat enough of it you will get to heaven even sooner

 

[nota bene]

An unfortunate tid-bit:

Hurricane Katrina wiped-out the McElhanney family Tabasco pepper stock on their family-owned Avery Island.

Prior to Katrina, the family proudly proclaimed they only used the peppers grown on their island continuously from the original seedstock lineage from their inception. They also used the salt mined on the island.

Immediately after Katrina you may have noticed the flavor of Tobacco Sauce drastically changed, and not in a good way. I personally thought it was horrid and unusable. That's because they were forced to immediately source other peppers from South America in order to maintain production.

I'm happy to say several years later I was pleased to try the sauce again, and noted the flavor had gotten significantly better - even if not fully capturing it's old glory. Apparently the family now uses Avery Island to grow the seedstock, then sends the seeds to South America to grow & harvest as plants. I can't speak to where the peppers are blended and aged.

But I can say the sauce has resumed much of it's quality, but never fully regained the complexity of the original. I use it. It's good. Good enough. But I still long for the old stuff, even while I'm reasonably satisfied using the current new stuff.

I learn the most random stuff here at DP! I've never been a Tabasco fan because I was little when I first tried it, but I hope that in time, it will regain the complexity you speak of. (My dad used it on everything he didn't use Worcestershire sauce on.) Maybe I should, given that I love salsas and also wasabi.

Nobody puts salsa on scrambled eggs? Salsa goes with everything!

 

[Ikari]

I thought the burger was first made in a small joint in Connecticut. But as for the ground beef, you're probably onto something. The Germans ground all kinds of meats for their sausages, so it kind of makes sense.

Hamburg Steak is popular in Germany, which uses a ground beef patty as the "steak". The Hamburger, as in the sandwich we all know and love, is thought to have originated in America likely by German immigrants. Louis Diner, which is in New Haven, CT is one of the oldest hamburger joints and claims to have popularized the sandwich.

George Motz made a career revolving around the hamburger and he has some YouTube videos, a book, etc. He talks about a lot of this.

 

[reinaert]

Nah its havenly and if you eat enough of it you will get to heaven even sooner

Your sin is revealed.

 

[Infinite Chaos]

No it's a North American product and hugely popular. Probably the most popular brand is French's. Could that be what you are thinking? I keep it mostly for the grands but do enjoy it on a regular American style hot dog.

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That must be it - thanks for clarifying. Never tried that before.

Thanks for the tip!

It you weren't going to be hit by the tariffs - I'd send you some.

 

[Brusan]

As Canadian snowbirds it took only once buying Vidalia Onion Steak sauce at the Magnolia Plantation store at the I-75 exit to Tifton Georgia to create a total rejection of Ketchup. From that mid nineties trip down we made it a point to stop there in both directions to stock up on that heavenly nectar to carry us through the full year. Steaks, burgers, fried eggs and bacon, french fries, even some grilled chicken or BBQ pork - you name it, we put that sauce on it.

We even took to carrying a bottle of it in the car at home when going to local restaurants. Be forewarned - it's addictive!