shygye Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 A tomato is a fruit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 We need to get Jack Bauer on this right away. He'll save the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 p.s. Ketchup IS a vegetable! What...Fuk tong??? Could be "an old fruit" as well...lol It's largely apple based down here....but "We" call it tomato sauce Funny names you "yanks" have for things.. Sometimes it is even called catsup. I think it is a conspiracy. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 [color:blue]Ketchup History The word ketchup is derived from the Chinese ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce. It made its way to Malaysia where it became kechap and ketjap in Indonesia. Seventeenth century English sailors first discovered the delights of this Chinese condiment and brought it west. Ketchup was first mentioned in print around 1690. The Chinese version is actually more akin to a soy or Worcestershire sauce. It gradually went through various changes, particularly with the addition of tomatoes in the 1700s. By the nineteenth century, ketchup was also known as tomato soy. Early tomato versions were much thinner with a consistency more like a soy or Worcestershire sauce. F. & J. Heinz Company began selling tomato ketchup in 1876. By the end of the nineteenth century, tomato ketchup was the primary type of ketchup in the United States, and the decriptor of tomato was gradually dropped. Catsup and catchup are acceptable spellings used interchangably with ketchup, however, ketchup is the way you will find it listed in the majority of cookbooks.[/color] Link Cheers, SD -- trying to be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Not let me see if I've got this right. Some guy named Jack Bauer, who works for the former Italian president of the CIA, ways the Mafia blew up the Twin Towers with tomato sauce made from apples in Australia. And the guy is a fruit. Close enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 You forgot the bit about the Jewish ham, but I'm not sure where it fits... Cheers, SD -- oy vey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 If there is a Jewish ham involved, then French mustard is not far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 [color:green]Revised theory[/color]: Now let me see if I've got this right. Some guy named Jack Bauer, who works for the former Italian president of the CIA, says the Dallas Mafia blew up the Twin Towers using tomato sauce made from apples in Australia and concealed inside a kosher ham. And the guy is a fruit. Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 p.s. Damn! Now I forgot the French mustard gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yeah you maybe right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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