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520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup

520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup

Update: 2025-10-08
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Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before either of these countries existed in their current forms! Join us as we discuss the eighth most voted for topic this BLOCK, the surprisingly interesting history of ketchup!


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

http://atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-ketchup by Anne Ewbank

https://www.history.com/articles/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history by Stephanie Butler

https://www.britannica.com/plant/tomato

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-wild-tiny-pimp-tomato-so-important-180955911/ by Barry Estabrook

https://www.popsci.com/science/ketchup-history-medicine/ by Vittoria Traverso

https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizza

Tomato Pills Will Cure All Your Ills by Andrew F. Smith (1991)

https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/tomatoes-were-once-sold-as-medicine/

https://www.heinz.com/our-story

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heinz-ketchup-australia-tomato-sauce by Ernie Smith

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-but-global-history-ketchup-180969725/ by Ken Albala


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520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup

520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup