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Re:Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012) by oltrusty on Thursday May 28, 2020 @09:39AM (#23337069)
The word originates from eastern China (Xiamen or previously know as Amoy), the Minnan-hua language uses kôe-chiap or kê-chiap. Originally a sauce of pickled fish with spices.
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Re:Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012) by huhtenberg on Thursday May 28, 2020 @09:43AM (#23337110)
It's one several theories, apparently - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Etymology
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Re:Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012) by oltrusty on Thursday May 28, 2020 @10:46AM (#23337904)
Yes, interesting. I think there was an active spice trading route from Japan through Xiamen hundreds of years ago. Perhaps a true international product.
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Re:Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012) by blakesterz on Thursday May 28, 2020 @09:59AM (#23337279)
According to this post...

But who came up with the word “Ketchup”?

Who knows? There’s much debate over the origin of this word. Some say it’s a variant of a Chinese word for fish sauce. Others say it is a Malay word for the same.

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Re:Did George Washington Use Ketchup? (2012) by sdenton4 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @11:27AM (#23338433)
In India (I first encountered it in Kenya), there's kachumbari, a kinda simple chutney of diced tomatoes and onion. I always wondered if that was the origin...
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