Ever wondered why that red sauce on your fries has such an odd name? Join us as we uncover the remarkable 2,000-year journey of "ketchup" - from ancient Asian fishing boats to modern American tables. This episode reveals how the word traveled across continents and completely transformed from something most people today would find unrecognizable. Discover what ketchup used to be made from, why people once feared tomatoes, and how one company revolutionized everything. It's a tale of global trade, linguistic evolution, and how the most familiar things often have the most surprising origins.