Learn all things ketchup, from its ancient roots and its spelling quirks to the more bizarre uses for it and why you'll never ...

There are various theories on the etymology of the word “ketchup." Dial back the clock, and you’ll find one theory that traces ketchup's roots all of the way back to imperial China.

China, it turns out, now grows more tomatoes for processing—the kind that get turned into ketchup, pasta sauce, salsa—than any place in the world besides California, and maybe Italy.

Ketchup first appeared in China around 300 BCE. In the Amoy dialect of Chinese, kôe-chiap means "the brine of pickled fish," according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

The origins of ketchup (or catsup, if you’re feeling super sophisticated) trace back to China, but it is often seen as the quintessential American condiment. Some estimate that as many as 97% of ...

The origins of ketchup (or catsup, if you’re feeling super sophisticated) trace back to China, but it is often seen as the quintessential American condiment. Some estimate that as many as 97% of ...

Dr. James Mease was a Philadelphia intellectual born to a veteran of the American Revolution. In 1812, he published the first recipe for ketchup, a signature taste of America.