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Fact of the day: Americans love it, burgers love it, and South Africans call it tomato sauce. It is, of course, ketchup – probably the world’s favourite condiment. But it wasn’t always sickly sweet and bright red. The sauce has its roots in Asian cuisine, where it was a kind of fermented fish paste without any tomatoes at all. This is the first known recipe, from 544 AD: “Take the intestine, stomach, and bladder of the yellow fish, shark and mullet, and wash them well. Mix them with a moderate amount of salt and place them in a jar. Seal tightly and incubate in the sun.” Try that on your next hot dog.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:49:20 +0000

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