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[teezzy]

Ketchup kinda sucks. What a lame condiment. Isnt it also the most popular condiment?

I cant think of a single food item I'd put ketchup on where hot sauce or even ranch dressing wouldnt immediately be superior. Even so, if I were to use ketchup, any time you order food which pairs well with ketchup, they give you more than enough ketchup packets so you can toss em in a ziploc to store in your fridge.

Theres also a lot of sugar in ketchup and sugar makes you fat. I actually have a bottle of ketchup in my fridge which I bought to appease my stupid friends who are always asking me if I have any ketchup and roll their eyes when i offer them packets. If i were a restaurant, they wouldnt react in such a rude manner. Be grateful i have packets, you swine.

Every time I open my fridge and see that bottle of store brand ketchup I get just a little more irked that I caved to peer pressure. My friends just use the packets they get at the restaurant anyhow.

Also, people who say "catsup" are weird, and I wouldnt trust them around animals.

What are your thoughts on ketchup?

 

[eddie4]

I eat my fries with mayo.
I eat my chicken with hot sauce, and ranch, or blue cheese.
I put mayo and mustard on my burgers and sandwiches.

Ketchup is tomatoes and sugar, that's nasty. Come at me bro.

 

[teezzy]

At what point can we all join hands across the globe and replace ketchup with sriracha worldwide?

 

[eddie4]

At what point can we all join hands across the globe and replace ketchup with sriracha worldwide?

Yeah, I mean even BBQ sauce is better than ketchup and that's almost the same thing.

 

[Cravis]

 

[teezzy]

Is catsup some sorta hillbilly thing?

 

[teezzy]

Like people who say po-tah-to

I hope their entire bloodline rots in Hell

 

[eddie4]

I believe 'catsup' does not use sugar. Or didn't use to, now it's the same shit.

 

[bender]

Ranch?

I like Ketchup on grilled cheese sandwiches and scrambled eggs. Hot sauce would work for the later but not former. Ranch for neither.

 

[teezzy]

Ranch is dope on omelettes

 

[eddie4]

I like Ketchup on grilled cheese sandwiches

you put ketchup on a grilled cheese........

 

[Stilton Disco]

That's because you yanks don't have proper chips. No trip to the seaside is complete without chips covered in salt, vinegar and ketchup. Which are then inevitably stolen by a seagull.

Also fish fingers and ketchup is bloody lovely.

 

[bender]

you put ketchup on a grilled cheese........

Try it. Thank me later with a hand written letter.

That's because you yanks don't have proper chips. No trip to the seaside is complete without chips covered in salt, vinegar and ketchup. Which are then inevitably stolen by a seagull.

Also fish fingers and ketchup is bloody lovely.

We do, we just have to make them at home and a fry daddy is a pain in the rear to clean up afterward. The closest American chains come to the fist picture is Red Robin. There food is atrocious outside of the fries which and shakes which are both okay.

Ranch is dope on omelettes

 

[teezzy]

There was an episode of Home Improvement where Tim was doing Tool Time and one of his guests suggested sprinkling a little oregano in a grilled cheese before cooking and I tried it and it was fairly tasty. Grilled cheese also pairs well with tomato soup... but idk about ketchup.

 

[bender]

There was an episode of Home Improvement where Tim was doing Tool Time and one of his guests suggested sprinkling a little oregano in a grilled cheese before cooking and I tried it and it was fairly tasty. Grilled cheese also pairs well with tomato soup... but idk about ketchup.

Oregano is great on fries too. For grilled cheese, put your ketchup on the plate and dip it. If you hate it, you wasted a bite and can enjoy the rest of your delicious sandwich.

 

[thefool]

I barely eat it but ketchup and fries is good.

 

[teezzy]

You like pickles bender

??

They're good on grilled cheese too

 

[teezzy]

I bet ranch is awesome on grilled cheese with pickles . Yummy

 

[bender]

You like pickles bender

??

They're good on grilled cheese too

We agree on something. I usually keep my pickle slices on the side of grilled cheese and don't integrate it into the sandwich.

 

[Manus]

This has been my go to condiment lately.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

Ketchup on fries is ok, curry ketchup with currywurst is great.

Ketchup on a hot dog? You're probably a serial killer.

 

[bender]

I bet ranch is awesome on grilled cheese with pickles . Yummy

 

[bender]

Ketchup of the Gods: https://shop.whataburger.com/fancy-spicy/spicy-ketchup-3-pack/

 

[T8SC]

Hot sauce tends to kill the flavour of whatever you're trying to eat.

You can't complain about Ketchup making you fat and then say you have Mayo.

 

[teezzy]

Sometimes I buy plain yogurt and mix in a Hidden Valley seasoning packet and have like an extra thick ranch dressing that's healthier for you too

 

[eddie4]

Look at this disgusting shit, look at it. UGH. I knew kids who would buy this shit. Thank god it's gone.

 

[bender]

Sometimes I buy plain yogurt and mix in a Hidden Valley seasoning packet and have like an extra thick ranch dressing that's healthier for you too

eddie4 , your image is broken.

 

[Super Mario]

Ketchup has really fallen from grace with the arrival of all of these amazing sauces. Sriracho, spicy ranch, Cholula, etc.

However, it is still the king for fries. Period.

 

[Rentahamster]

Ketchup kinda sucks.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Try better ketchup, peasant.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Ketchup is good because it pairs perfect with savory foods. I don't understand how people put shit like mayo and ranch on the things they do because you are just doubling down on savory instead of complimenting it. Even cheese fries are overrated usually because again, you are just adding more of the same.

 

[bender]

Try better ketchup, peasant.

 

[cryptoadam]

I have grown apart from Ketchup over the years. Its still good on a burger/hot dog or with fries but for me thats about it. I would take any other condiment over ketchup for everything else like Chicken/steak/potatoes (non fries) etc...

Ketchup on spaghetti should be outlawed and is criminal though.

Its ok and does the job, but shouldn't be a go to condiment.

 

[GymWolf]

In italy we are still trying to decide what the correct pronounce is...tomato or tòmato?!

But yeah, ketchup kinda suck, it's only good sometimes with fries.

imagine people eating stuff like this (yes, it's fucking ketchup cake)

even more disgusting, people eating pasta with ketchup to simulate tomato sauce...straight barbarians.

 

[HoodWinked]

like all condiments they give depth of flavor, ketchup works because it fulfills the most deficient in plain savory foods, which are mainly just salty and umami.

Ketchup - sweet, sour
Ranch - savory, sour, salty
Hot sauce - spicy, sour, salty
Mustard - bitter, sour, salty, spicy

 

[bender]

That sounds rancid but I need to try it.

 

[GymWolf]

That sounds rancid but I need to try it.

robots can eat the fuck they want.

 

[Stouffers]

Look at this disgusting shit, look at it. UGH. I knew kids who would buy this shit. Thank god it's gone.

what kind of kids buy their own ketchup?

 

[teezzy]

Look at this disgusting shit, look at it. UGH. I knew kids who would buy this shit. Thank god it's gone.

I remember this! I convinced my dad to buy it once.

When Ang Lee's Hulk movie came out Jell-O put out this green vanilla pudding

We bought a fair amount and I'd make it, take a big spoonful in my mouth, and let it ooze out between my teeth like slime.

My life has been downhill ever since

 

[bender]

robots can eat the fuck they want.

I'll even share with teezzy

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

The bigger crime is the yellow stuff that the yanks pretend is mustard.

 

[MilkLizard]

The kids like it so we always have some. Personally I don‘t care too much for it but sometimes I eat my fries with mayo and ketchup if I crave them a bit sweeter.

 

[bender]

The bigger crime is the yellow stuff that the yanks pretend is mustard.

Only appropriate on chili dogs.

 

[Ikutachi]

Salt and crunchy peanut butter are all I need.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

The bigger crime is the yellow stuff that the yanks pretend is mustard.

 

[teezzy]

Are chili dogs any different than the coney dogs we have here in Detroit?

The Cult of the Detroit Coney Dog, Explained

The legend behind a beloved regional favorite

www.eater.com

 

[eddie4]

Yellow mustard is ok, but I prefer the OG mustard.

 

[teezzy]

Nvm Ianswered my own question

 

[bender]

Are chili dogs any different than the coney dogs we have here in Detroit?

The Cult of the Detroit Coney Dog, Explained

The legend behind a beloved regional favorite

www.eater.com

Probably not. Both are some combination of dog, mustard, chili, cheese, onions, relish. You'll get widely different results based on the quality of bun, dog and chili.

I'd personally skip the dog and just go for a Frito Pie.

 

[DESTROYA]

Lets say a typical serving is 30 grams

Ketchup = 30 calories

Ranch = 145 calories

So which one is more unhealthy for you ?

I like Ranch only on salads and people that use it to eat it with wings should not be trusted