Ketchup or Catsup?

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The two distinct spellings for what today is essentially the same condiment are simply the reflection of the evolution of nearly everyone’s favorite French fry topper. (Well, in certain regions of the world.)
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[@MrGeekFreek]

Mr. Burns: I'm shopping. Ketchup? Catsup? I'm in way over my head here.

[@brokenacoustic]

You beat me to it lol Hopefully Mr. Burns watches Today I Found Out

[@UncleJackOnline]

same here was gonna type that :)

[@961jonjon]

Yes, hahahahah!

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

I’m riding on a bus!

[@Babarudra]

Could you tell me where I might find the Burns-os?

[@Ahmedoo22]

Arthur: "Educated people pronounce it Catsup" .. Doug: "Not if they want me to pass it to them" ..

[@Garhunt05]

For some reason I pictured Arthur reid and Doug funny having this conversation

[@Ahmedoo22]

@@Garhunt05 Actually they are Arthur Spooner and Doug Heffernan from "King of Queens".

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@Garhunt05 Me too.

[@darkicity]

Exactly why I'm here right now lol

[@stdamonsbeard]

Me IIamo Ketchup.

[@dansharpe2364]

Mushroom ketchup? Needs more Townsends!

[@test123apt]

Looking for this comment!!! And you're actually incorrect... Needs more NUTMEG!!!!!

[@BunnyFett]

:D

[@iluan_]

I actually heard about this in Townsend's Chanel. It was mentioned in one of the "Food of the enslaved" episodes.

[@johntaylor9381]

A fermented fish sauce was also popular in Rome. It sounds gross but they added so much salt that the fish fermented rather than spoiling. They also strained out all the fish bits. The fish sauce from China eventually evolved into soy sauce which just replaced the fish with soy beans. Ketchup recipes were popular in the early days of America but they resembled Worcestershire sauce more than modern tomato ketchup. One recipe I found used mushrooms and was intended to flavor bland meat. It a way Tabasco sauce is more like these ancient ketchups because of how it’s prepared.

[@ma.cannon2849]

John Taylor Garum I believe it’s called

[@johntaylor9381]

Moddie Cannon Yes it was.

[@zipp4everyone263]

Fermented fish sauce and oyster sauce has been and is being made and incorporated into Vietnamese cousine as well.

[@johntaylor9381]

Zipp4Everyone I’ve heard that but I’ve never actually tried it. I hear it’s delicious.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

Soy sauce did not replace fish sauce. They are both used in modern Asian cuisines. They did find amphorae (jugs) of Roman fish sauce that had resting for centuries in the depths of the Mediterranean. They brought it to the surface and tried some. It was disgusting to modern European palates.

[@Taikamuna]

Catsup is made of cats

[@darkworlddenizen]

Ketchup is made of ketch.

[@mothra__13]

sounds about as appetizing as the fish entrail origins

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

I don't like eating pussies

[@gc6096]

Taikamuna ok then what is ketchup made of?

[@namjahs]

ur that domino person from jackfilms

[@hkrohn]

The Indonesian word "kecap" is not pronounced "kekap" (as Simon does), but "ketchap".

[@axiezimmah]

Glad I’m not the only one who noticed.

[@shade9592]

I'm not Indonesian but this is something I do know and I think it needs more attention.

[@thomaswenker]

In the Netherlands you can buy the Indonesian sauce under the name ketjap

[@NickRoman]

It's too bad we don't spell thing the way they are pronounced then. I mean, that's the point of letters after all.

[@photonicpizza1466]

@@NickRoman "Oh no, different orthographies exist!" The point of letters is to write words down. That's it. Not sounds, words. Words, sentences, stories and such. If you want to write down sounds, use a phonetic alphabet like IPA or SAMPA. The point of phonetic alphabets is to write things exactly how they sound. The point of regular alphabets is to simply write them, it has very little to do with phonology.

[@nienke7713]

Kecap (pronounced ketjap/kechap) nowadays is Indonesian soy sauce, particularly kecap Manis, a sweet soy sauce, is particularly well known over here in the Netherlands and is usually just referred to simply as ketjap (Dutch spelling of kecap).

[@lozcomm]

Oh... It was fish guts in the ancient times. I'm glad to be born in this era.

[@aidanlevy2841]

Worcestershire sauce is still made with rotten fish guts and so are a bunch of delicious Asian sauces.

[@crwmike0]

Now it is mad of HFCS with a little bit of tomatoes and vinigar.

[@Maphisto86]

@@crwmike0 In East Asia, fish sauce is still all the rage. I remember having it once at a Vietnamese restaurant. It was . . . interesting.

[@happycomfort3026]

nooblikeplays 👍😂

[@GigawingsVideo]

Actually it's still around today. Tastes surprisingly good too.

[@fubytv731]

Kecap sounds like ke- chap simon, not ke-kap. Actually it's very similar to how ketchup sounds.

[@emilemil1]

I have never seen "catsup" anywhere ever. Is it a local thing?

[@JRLB38]

I'm in North Eastern U.S. and I've seen both equally

[@mrpc3]

Go to mexico, that's what we call it there. I always thought of ketchup as an american thing, since i would only see it on my trips to the US when i was a kid.

[@hereticpariah6_66]

See both in stores here (western U.S.), not much difference imo. Better'n fish offal, anyway.

[@avlisk]

@@JRLB38 I'm from the same area, and growing up in the 1950s and '60s, I remember seeing both catsup and ketchup. But sometime after that, only ketchup. I recall that it was the same stuff, only a differentiation based on brand.

[@MarionStevensJr]

I seem to remember Heinz calling it ketchup and Hunt's calling it catsup. Since I don't like Hunt's, I never even pay attention to it in the store, so not sure how they spell it.

[@Sly88Frye]

I accidentally found this in the search results of "mr. Burns ketchup catsup". Of course I watch that clip first but I'm glad to see this because actually what's weird is I've only heard of it being called catsup in that scene on The Simpsons and I recall my wife making jokes about just calling ketchup catsup, but what's really odd is I've never once seen a bottle at the store that actually says catsup instead of ketchup

[@bioboost24]

Lmao I saw the Burnsclip and had to look it up 😂

[@bo64625]

*Today I found out: I like mustard*

[@AbstractM0use]

I love how food snobs consider ketchup "low-brow". Do they consider tomatoes a "low-brow" fruit, too? It's just a sauce, people.

[@brantleyhester6641]

AbstractM0use 1000 points for knowing its a fruit not a vegetable

[@Poldovico]

@@brantleyhester6641 Pretty sure cooks and botanists just agreed to disagree on that one.

[@brantleyhester6641]

Poldovico it is a fruit.

[@zilvoxidgod]

It's a fast food condiment.

[@Beavis-ej3ny]

Any food commonly associated with children is not well respected. I personally just think it smells gross and has an awful texture.

[@FightTalkMMA]

What am I doing? lmao

[@KEVMAN7987]

"Are you here to help me with my catsup problem?" - Mr. Burns

[@AmyraCarter]

Boiled tomato jam is the *_tits_* on so many things; it's a bittersweet, slightly tangy and spicy sauce that I've loved since I first tried my handmaiden, Phyllis' recipe. Thing is, it has to be used not long after it is made; it spoils if jarred or bottled because of the vinegar used being quick to turn to a not-so-edible substance when left to cool and mix with corn syrup...

[@khalidhenry3857]

My favorite condiment. And it doesn't matter.

[@avariceseven9443]

Meanwhile, in the Philippines, though we still use the fish gut condiment (called something else, not catsup/ketchup and it's not very common) we're using the banana ketchup for dipping sauces or as accompaniment in dishes that uses tomato ketchup or tomato sauce.

[@Clamski]

I love banana ketchup! Greetings from California!

[@madeleinec147]

I have Heinz tomato ketchup, UFC tamis anghang, and Jufran in my kitchen. To me, different dishes taste good with different types of ketchup 😂 I really want to add Del Monte tomato ketchup to the rotation, but I've never seen it being sold in any store here in the US.

[@johnknapp952]

I remember the banana ketchup for dipping your Lumpia, though I've seen some Filipinos here in the States seem to prefer using a sweet/sour sauce.

[@MikhaelAhava]

I hate banana ketchup don’t bring it up please.

[@madeleinec147]

@@johnknapp952 The preferred dipping sauce for lumpia in my Fil-Am circles is sweet chilli sauce. Total game changer IMO.

[@EddyGurge]

Hanna Glass? Mushroom Ketchup? The Townsend Militia approves :)

[@nienke7713]

Non-newtonian is actually a collective term for several ways a liquid can differ from Newtonian behaviour. For ketchup, Bingham flow is applicable, meaning it essentially behaves as a solid until a certain threshold is reached, after which it will start flowing, and it requires time to get back to the solid-like state

[@garbage854]

I alway's buy Heinz

[@tXh1234]

My man.....

[@susanjamison3382]

Good man

[@noobbotgaming2173]

*always. What the fuck kind of conjugation uses an apostrophe? Use's hahabaha

[@heykerryann]

Michael Coffey cuz there’s no other kindz? 😉

[@garbage854]

It's the one I have alway's liked @@heykerryann

[@KaedeLanyo]

I've never seen catsup outside that one Simpsons scene, seriously.

[@961jonjon]

I love this channel! It never fails to satisfy my curiosity.

[@disorganizedorg]

If you shake a ketchup (or catsup) bottle 1000x times it's breaking point, don't you end up with a lot of glass fragments and a mixture of tomato products and blood?

[@silkwesir1444]

my thought exactly. but of course he meant the fluid, not the bottle.

[@abooodono7048]

There is a place reserved in hell for anyone who calls ketchup “catsup”

[@brantleyhester6641]

Senpai Al-Taweel And puts it on steaks

[@bope7103]

They call it that most in of Mexico.

[@milestrollokopolous8842]

They don't make it to The Good Place

[@yakzays7673]

Yeah I'm mexican and I can say that Catsup is the way that we called it, it's more easy to pronounce

[@Professorgutierrez]

Not Arthur Spooner!!

[@Knight_Astolfo]

So... Ketchup used to be like Marinara?

[@susanjamison3382]

Seraephus sometimes people still do - don’t know why but they do

[@st3435]

Had no idea it was a non-Newtonian liquid. That explains so much! Nice extra piece at the end!

[@mikeward1701]

Turing the bottle upside down, holding it at the base with the thumb and middle finger, then swaying the bottle in a pendulous motion is also a good method.

[@robr2731]

The only time I've EVER seen Catsup is in some book I saw in school in 1st grade. I'm fairly certain that book was first published in like the 20s lmao

[@JessyLovesYou]

I typically don't have a problem understanding your accent lol had to look at the video real closely to when you said shallots. Cool Video as always.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

No cat was killed in the making of this condiment.

[@SommetiderHvorforDetRoligRolig]

4:21 lmao, nice whistle u got there

[@Finkelfunk]

Anybody thinking of Family guy and "cool hwhip" while watching this?

[@gaillewis5472]

My roommate, the biochemistry major used the term thixotropic to describe catsup and showed me how to hold the bottle by the neck and spin it gently to loosen the contents.

[@masterimbecile]

The C in kecap has a "ch" sound in Indonesian. Sometimes Indonesian foods are served with the sweet and tangy kecap manis sauce.

[@AgentFortySeven47]

thank you for solving my ketchup problem!

[@guitargodthor2]

never even knew it was ever called anything but Ketchup.

[@thomaschen9811]

Whoever says “catsup” needs to be put on an international watch list 😤 no excuses to do that in the 21st century

[@eddie-roo]

RIP the whole country of Mexico

[@calvinthurston1441]

Great bonus fact! I learned that 30ish years ago as a kid somewhere....

[@Alasdair-Morrison]

*Tomato Sauce* lol

[@faizalntd]

Kecap in Indonesia is actually made from Black Soybean as main ingredient. What you guys call Ketchup (same pronounciation with Kecap) we call it Saus Tomat, literally Tomato Sauce. Source: I'm Indonesian

[@eddie-roo]

That's actually just the modern recipe. Kecap used to be made out of fish.

[@jaspr1999]

As weird as it may sound, a half a cup of tomato ketchup with a teaspoon of chili powder is really good on burgers and as a dipping sauce for homemade potato chips.

[@TheSpencerHayes]

Doesnt sound weird at all to me. Sounds delicious

[@billdecat855]

As a Canadian who buys Ketchup flavour chips semi-regularly it sounds like a great idea.

[@YdenMk-II]

Not weird at all. Ketchup with a bit of whatever hot sauce you have floating around works brilliantly as well.

[@Devan...]

Why did you say this is weird? Its literally just spicy ketchup.

[@Poldovico]

Seems like basically ghetto tabasco. Which beggars the question, why not just go for tabasco?

[@robertt9342]

I don't know if I have ever seen "catsup" on a product.

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

I'm British and I've never heard of 'catsup'.

[@qwertyqwerty6099]

Shakes head..some errors there...first of all, it's keçap which is pronounced like ketchap in Bahasa Indonesia..second, that's not fermented fish sauce, you'll find that in Thailand. The keçap in Indonesia is soy sauce, in the three basic varieties keçap manis (thick sweet), keçap asin (thin salty) and keçap manis sedang (thick medium sweet and salt) This stuff was the origin of the name and the concoction with tomatoes.. Worcestershire sauce however has nothing to do with the origin of ketchup, the only thing it has in common with the story told here is that it started with a fermented fish sauce in India. A retired English general demanded that sauce in England and the Lea & Perrins company tried to accomodate him but failed because they didn't have the recipe for that Indian sauce. The product of their experiment stayed in the cellar for a couple of years, forgotten. When they cleaned out the cellar and the barrels were opened Worcestershire sauce was born. At times it's also called English sauce.

[@RichHomieGon]

I've never heard of catsup before. I just came to find out the origin of ketchup...

[@jimwilloughby]

Ketchup hasn't been my go to topping for fries since 1975, when I visited England and Scotland , with my Dad. It was there that I learned to like vinegar on them, and have used it ever since.

[@Human-of-the-earth]

So the scientific advice to get it out of the bottle is to shake it

[@Mr-Tibbster]

*Eats breakfast* "Ah, a video about ketchup, I guess this video will be alright to watch first thing" *Video proceeds to go on about fish guts*

[@NutsandBoltsAuto]

Soooooo.... Ketchup or catsup?

[@SonofSethoitae]

Fun fact: the Romans had a condiment similar to the original (spice and fish guts) Chinese ketchup, called "Garum"

[@elaineb7065]

Yep, I know, & sharky wants some

[@MrWowh]

26 years old now, never heard catsup

[@T4C0T0RN4D0]

Mayo not catsup

[@LickMyMusketBallsYankee]

On French Fries? 100%

[@marks6663]

I come home, greet my feline and I say, Cat, s'up?

[@fsmoura]

_"shake the bottle beyond its breaking point"_ great technique 👍

[@friedlyintrovert]

Nice video Michael. Very original

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

My kitten climbed on the roof while I was eating fries. She knew I enjoy my fries with catsup.

[@LuinTathren]

I always saw catsup as a British thing. I would see catsup being used by my relatives in Trinidad (which was owned by the British until the late 1960s and still retains a very British influence in their culture).

[@staceycoates1418]

Is the original version, or some of the earlier alternatives, still produced? Not that I want fish guys but am curious about the others.

[@MissBeckyBoo7]

Watties Tomato Sauce mate. What else?

[@JR-he6fn]

This guys puts me right to sleep. Take it as an insult or compliment but just know it helps me at night

[@kalemacpherson2270]

When I was younger the Heinz company had these boujie tomato ketchups with added spices and flavours here in Canada called Heinz Kickers

[@BrokenEyes00]

I have to admit I’m rather curious if the two recipes that Henz used were different enough in quality to justify the price difference or if it was just a marketing ploy.

[@Poldovico]

Considering the times, it was probably the same bloody sauce. On the other hand, today it would be the same bloody sauce.

[@tonybaggett1984]

Anybody else wanted the bonus fact to be why some ketchup is labeled “fancy”?

[@joshuaferguson5229]

I enjoy how you say shallots

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

I always remember the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns has to go grocery shopping and can't tell the difference between ketchup and catsup. I had no idea what catsup was.

[@thirstfast1025]

2:15 The Art of Cookery By a LADY

[@Geno2733]

4:05 way to give away the Yinzer Secret, dude.

[@obrecht72]

Three tomatoes are walking down the street -- a poppa tomato, a momma tomato, and a little baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind. Poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and squishes him... and says, 'Catch up.

[@SuperTinyhead]

...I had no idea this was as interesting as it is, and now I kinda wanna try to make a bunch of these? Different varieties of the condiment through the years all available at one table would make for a cool dinner story with my friends. Is there a place I can find those recipes online easily? I guess I could just pause the video and read off 'em.

[@Justme77400]

Malt Vinegar is better for French fries.

[@brantleyhester6641]

Justme77 nope, mustard

[@jeff__w]

Malt vinegar or mayonnaise. (I _detest_ ketchup on fries.)

[@hellfire66683]

My favorite French Fry topper is Chilli and Cheese with some bacon bits

[@riseofthebon3951]

Ironically “catsup” sounds much more British

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Never heard catsup. I had heard tomato sauce, though it’s slightly different from ketchup, though where I live, tomato sauce is sometimes called ketchup.

[@NPLife]

If ketchup is "low brow" then consider me "low brow"..

[@agentmothman5343]

The one and only time I have heard anyone use the term 'catsup' is in the Simpsons where Mr. Burns can't decide whether to buy ketchup or catsup and gets taken to a retirement home because people think he's senile. xD

[@tangydiesel1886]

I find rolling the bottle to be more controllable than shaking.

[@JRLB38]

I'm so early; usually I'm trying to play CATCH UP with TIFO videos!

[@coipo95]

my mouth is watering

[@nujabeslistener]

Don't think I've clicked the notification this hard on any of your videos

[@schristy3637]

Man can not live on Ketchup alone. He must have Mustard. And any kind will do. From classic yellow to spicy brown. Great vid.

[@Erin-Thor]

1. Ketchup lowbrow? Hey! I resemble that remark! 🤓😤🤬 2. My brother told me as a kid it was blood red because it was "Cat Soup" and I BELIEVED HIM! LOL!

[@SFbayArea94121]

Can’t stand when people call it or spell it catsup. Just looks and sounds idiotic. Might as well just call it what they really meant...CatSoup. Why not?

[@jeniwatkins3297]

I was always taught that was a slang or ignorant way to say it. That ketchup was the proper way

[@Professorgutierrez]

Educated people pronounce it catsup.

[@larryscott3982]

And all this time I thought the ‘tilt and tap’ method to get ketchup flowing was my invention

[@inisipisTV]

And in Townsends and Sons channel it's Mushroom catsup.

[@PastorPeewee20]

Thank God for tomatoes! Can't see how good it was using crushed fish!

[@SonofSethoitae]

The mushroom version is pretty good too. Kinda tastes like a spiced version of soy sauce. It's great on steak.

[@gooner7331]

Gentlemen's relish is made out of anchovies. That's not to bad

[@Atomflunder]

Never clicked on a video so damn fast

[@lozcomm]

... just for everyone to see that comment.

[@Babarudra]

you need to get out more!

[@christelheadington1136]

Tomatoes came late to the game,therefore, had to play Ketch-up. +It now comes in squeeze bottles.

[@jellybean4]

I miss Heinz ketchup in glass bottles, tasted so good, seemed thicker too.

[@lynnkanerva4519]

When I was a kid( I'm 59) I used to say catsup all the time, like the rest of my family. I say ketchup now, but sometimes think catsup. A little off track, but I heard similar about how cocoa/chocolate made-- hot cocoa used to be made with hot pepper?cayenne? and no sugar. Only kings and royalty drank it.

[@ashm2338]

My cat's name is Ketchup. He is very confused with you repeatedly saying his name lol

[@idontwantachannelimjustcom7745]

What is the most non newtonian fluid? Is there a non newtonian viscosity scale of sorts?

[@uzaiyaro]

I wonder if there is any difference between ketchup and regular old tomato sauce. I can swear that the Heinz ketchup tasted a bit more complex with more spices, but this may just be my brain wanting there to be better quality sauce considering its added expense. It’s a shame that it’s made in the Netherlands where basically every other sauce is made here in Australia, but I can swear it’s better. I’d love to know if it’s my brain or if they are still different between brands.

[@christelheadington1136]

I agree Heinz is best.If you have "Save-a Lot" stores around you,their Kurtz is pretty close.I think both are a bit sweeter than other brans.

[@jeniwatkins3297]

It is basically sauce with spices

[@uzaiyaro]

Christel Headington Nah, I’m in Australia, completely different kettles of fish! It’s why I’m somewhat disappointed that the Heinz sauce is the only one that is not made here. Everything else, even the home brand Coles, Woolworths, even Aldi, which are the big three here, everything else is made either here, or in New Zealand. I still think Heinz is better, I’m just wondering why the hell it comes from The Netherlands of all places.

[@Lyze]

All this talk of fermented fish guts sure is making me hungry.

[@AdonisJones]

"Are you here to solve my ketchup problem?"

[@kd1s]

And most people don't know they load up Ketchup with sugar. The same is done with yellow mustard and now even mayonnaise.

[@RickP2012]

The Romans had Garum which was a rotten fish based sauce which proceeds the Chinese version.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

So they are the same thing but go by a different name.?.? As children we were told there was some slight difference between Ketchup and Catsup. Fifty+ years ago we were taught that Ketchup was somehow more of a quality product that was made with better quality ingredients, etc.. Lol, now we find out it's the same stuff branded with a different name. Thanks Simon.

[@zeabeth]

Does this need to be 60fps? My phone still can't do that at 2x speed and it's a downgrade

[@nekolalia3389]

Thank you for solving our ketchup problem.