Day: 9 April 2011
Ketchup: American or… Chinese?
April 9, 2011 Cinzia Cuneo No Comments
A condiment that goes hand in hand with hotdogs and hamburgers, ketchup certainly gives the impression that it is part of American culinary tradition. However, this incredibly popular condiment is in fact the descendant of a spicy Chinese sauce called ‘kê-chiap’ that the British explorers brought back from the East in the 18th century; it […]