A couple of questions

Is ketchup American or English?

It turns out ketchup's origins are anything but American. Ketchup comes from the Hokkien Chinese word, kê-tsiap, the name of a sauce derived from fermented fish. It is believed that traders brought fish sauce from Vietnam to southeastern China.Apr 21, 2014

What country invented ketchup?

China Instead, ketchup has its origins in China and began as a pickled fish sauce. After a few hundred years and several different versions, the ketchup we know and love today was created.

Do English people say ketchup?

The market leader in United Kingdom is Heinz and many people will only eat this variety. The British also refer to their ketchup is as 'tomato sauce', which can often mean fresh passata in Italy.

What is ketchup called in America?

The company originally called it catsup, but soon switched to ketchup to stand out. Today, ketchup is the standard, while catsup is still used occasionally in the southern U.S. Today, most ketchup — or catsup — contains the same basic ingredients: tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon.

Is Heinz ketchup English?

The company's most famous product is Heinz ketchup. For people all over the world, it has become an all-American icon, as a German radio-commercial suggests. The company was founded some 125 years ago by Henry John Heinz, the son of a German immigrant. It has been selling ketchup since 1876.

Is ketchup an American thing?

It turns out ketchup's origins are anything but American. Ketchup comes from the Hokkien Chinese word, kê-tsiap, the name of a sauce derived from fermented fish. It is believed that traders brought fish sauce from Vietnam to southeastern China.

Why is ketchup called catsup?

According to the Malay theory, the word 'ketchup' stems from the word Malay word 'kicap' or 'kecap', meaning fish sauce. … The name was changed to catsup and by the late 1700s, astute people of New England added tomatoes, to the blend of fish sauce.

What do you call ketchup in England?

Despite some of the answers on Quora, the majority of people in England call ketchup tomato sauce.