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The Beave | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 There is such a thing as good ketchup, though...
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9sirtom5 | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 In theory, yes, in reality I doubt that  😅
Maybe mashed tomatoes or how it is called in English. But ketchup as such?
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The Beave | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Well, it is a type of tomato based sauce. If you make it fresh with good tomatoes, it's really good. A simple recipe is salt, vinegar, a bit of sweetener (I'd use honey), and tomatoes. That's really all it needs to be.
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9sirtom5 | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 As I said, you are factually correct, but I`m generally no fan of it. 
I much prefer the Italian tomato-based sauces. That goes well with pasta, not so much with eggs for me :D.
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The Beave | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I like ketchup on a lot of things, but, I'm not a gourmet and I'm definitely American. 😅
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9sirtom5 | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 :D

Yeah. I never understood many of US food combinations. 
Like ketchup or cheese to everything :D

That said we have some weird local tastes as well, not mentioning my experience from Bavaria...
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The Beave | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Because cheese is one of the best things ever of all time. 

And tasty tomato sauce goes well with many things, but... Less so if the stuff you're primarily eating is good.