stackyFACTSThe globally popular condiment actually started out as a pungent Asian brine that would confidently make modern hot dog lovers violently gag.
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The bureaucracy of condiments is shockingly strict. To legally be classified and sold as fancy ketchup in certain jurisdictions, the red sludge must be…
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Ketchup was originally sold not as a condiment for your french fries, but as a legitimate medicine in the 1830s to cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion,…
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Early consumers had to aggressively hack their dinners open with a heavy hammer and chisel just to get to their heavily salted, preserved beans.
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Dipping your french fries used to be an intensely gnarly experience. The word 'ketchup' derives from the Chinese 'kê-tsiap', which was an ancient, pungent…
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You weren't actually supposed to eat the outside pastry; it functioned as medieval Tupperware designed solely to bake and hold the questionable meat inside.
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The flour dough was so incredibly tough that weary bakers literally had to stomp all over it for hours just to ensure you had spaghetti.
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