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Etymology
[edit]Why would the name Ketchup come from Asia if the sauce's origin is from the United Kingdom or the United States? Alexysun (talk) 19:21, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Etymology section presents the Asian word influences and complex, competing origins of the name that became ketchup, summarized here. The History section is about the UK and US dominance in manufacturing that led to the common ketchup varieties of today. Zefr (talk) 19:56, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- All the etymology stories I've read about ketchup — other than this article — agree that it came from the Malay and/or Chinese word for a sauce that is pronounced similarly. (And that if it came from Malay, their word came from Chinese.)
- How is it that this article posits the Malay/Chinese origin as just one unverified theory among many?
- Has there been a major change in etymological research in the past few years? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:F181:9410:380A:4772:B1F2:1B7C (talk) 03:41, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
- i dont know why it didnt came to me earlier, anyway, if use a german basic word understanding of to "catch up" it would mean to catch something before it falls down to ground, in german: "auffangen". it could also mean collecting a liquid like a sponge. or the sauce is saddled up on for example a sausage, or even better the sauce is meant to be picked up, catched up with food (like a edible floor cloth).--Konfressor (talk) 20:25, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Eating Across the Ages- A global history and politics of food
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2026 and 5 May 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): CTCMteststudent (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Qjzxv123 (talk) 18:38, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
There are no insects in the recipe from 1817
[edit]According to the article there is a recipe from 1817 that includes anchovies and insects (footnote 24). There are no insects mentioned in the corresponding article. Mcsjeen (talk) 21:22, 6 June 2026 (UTC)
- The recipe in the source mentions "Cochineal" which is an insect. Yodamann (talk) 00:07, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
Terminology regarding tomato sauce
[edit]The last line with the reference [11] implies ketchup and tomato sauce are differing condiments. As per the introductory paragraph they are both predominantly made of tomato paste and varying other ingredients, and should not be referred to as "something similar". ~2026-34091-11 (talk) 18:39, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
"Pittsburgh sauce" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Pittsburgh sauce has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 31 § Pittsburgh sauce until a consensus is reached. consarn (talk beige) (count ribs) 14:29, 31 July 2026 (UTC)