# Do people really dip their grilled cheese sandwhich in ketchup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370 "2011-02-06T05:12:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/61 "2011-02-07T06:27:09Z")
I’d dip it in a pineapple habanero salsa before I’d dip it in ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/62 "2011-02-07T06:32:06Z")
_wonders if he’s the only one whose first reaction to descriptions of new and different food combinations is ‘Ooo, that sounds interesting I wonder where I can get X?’ instead of ‘Ugh, that’s gross, who would eat X with Y?’_ ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/63 "2011-02-07T06:33:53Z")
Maybe a pineapple, habanero, ginger salsa/chutney spread betwixt a young W Ensleydale, and brown bread spread with butter. I admit, I am thinking of tea ideas for the royal wedding… ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/64 "2011-02-07T09:26:36Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > I dip mine in French dressing. I can’t really picture that. But for some odd reason, I _can_ picture dipping one in Ranch dressing! How’s that for weird? (I’ve never done it, but I’d totally try it!) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/65 "2011-02-07T14:15:11Z")
I’ve been know to dip grilled cheese into A-1. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/66 "2011-02-07T14:18:12Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > I can’t really picture that. But for some odd reason, I _can_ picture dipping one in Ranch dressing! How’s that for weird? (I’ve never done it, but I’d totally try it!) Not weird, but kind of nasty. 😃 I find ranch dressing to be kind of gross though. French dressing is partially made from ketchup according to Wiki, so I’m just using a thin, tangy ketchup to dip my grilled cheese in. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/67 "2011-02-07T15:28:27Z")
Baconnaise. Take that. 😃 Seriously though, catsup’s a bit odd but no odder than some of the suggestions in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/68 "2011-02-07T15:41:03Z")
Tomato soup, yes. Ketchup, no. Not much different, I suppose, but still. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/69 "2011-02-07T15:49:00Z")
I keep seeing people say that ketchup and tomato soup aren’t all that different, which I suppose they aren’t if you’re just saying that they’re both tomato based products, but ketchup is mostly sugar and vinegar with tomato paste. Tomato soup shouldn’t contain either of those things. Tomato soup is a good compliment because of the acidity of the tomato adding balance to the fat of the cheese and the carbon on the toasted bread, ketchup is basically just smearing tomato candy sauce on it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/70 "2011-02-07T16:05:21Z")
Tomato candy sauce? That’s leetle bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it? Regardless of its content, using ketchup isn’t like syrup. They have very different flavoring effects – on the tongue, ketchup is savoury, not sweet. It’s why I prefer ketchup instead of syrup on my French toast. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/71 "2011-02-07T16:35:55Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > Tomato candy sauce? That’s leetle bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it? Regardless of its content, using ketchup isn’t like syrup. They have very different flavoring effects – on the tongue, ketchup is savoury, not sweet. It’s why I prefer ketchup instead of syrup on my French toast. Ketchup is something like 1/4 sugar or HFCS. No it’s not quite maple syrup but it’s certainly sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/72 "2011-02-07T16:59:05Z")
And so you are confirming my conclusion then? Because you don’t offer anything to contradict what I said. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/73 "2011-02-07T17:37:51Z")
😕 > [@acsenray](#): > > on the tongue, ketchup is savoury, not sweet > [@Terraplane](#): > > No it’s not quite maple syrup but it’s certainly sweet. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/74 "2011-02-07T17:58:14Z")
> [@](#): > > I prefer chilli sauce. 46 posts before someone talks sense. Seriously, ketchup is for children, ya Nancies. Grow up! Chilli sauce is _ **the** _ only condiment to consider. Once you’ve tried it you’ll never go back to ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/75 "2011-02-07T18:21:54Z")
Maple syrup is usually around 60% sugar, ketchup is usually 15-20%. Even then at 20% ketchup is insanely sweet. The vinegar adds the bite, and the mixing in of spices gives the savory, but at 20% sugar ketchup is basically spiced tomato candy paste when you include the natural sugars contained in the tomato paste itself. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/76 "2011-02-07T19:12:29Z")
I can see putting ketchup on grilled cheese, although I’ve never tried it. My sisters and I used to put ketchup on our macaroni and cheese when we were kids. Seems like the same idea. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/77 "2011-02-07T19:33:52Z")
> [@Way Too Happy](#): > > If it weren’t for ketchup, my eggs would taste funny. Tabasco! ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/78 "2011-02-07T21:13:49Z")
BBQ sauce. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/79 "2011-02-07T21:37:04Z")
I have tried it but, honestly, I don’t like ketchup that much. I will eat it if someone puts it on my burger or occasionally have it with fries but I consider ketchup to be a cop-out. As soon as you put ketchup on pretty much anything, it is all you can taste. ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/80 "2011-02-08T02:36:44Z")
I had the most awesome grilled “cheese” last week. No ketchup involved, but I did have access to a car. So I drove myself to a butcher shop and bought five slices of bacon. Fried one, and ate it. Used the fat in the pan to grill some grated onions, and set them aside. Cooked the rest of the bacon, and put it in the dish with the onions. Started two pieces of bread in the bacon fat, layered on the “processed cheese food product” (plastic wrapped slices, mmmmm, good), and then placed the bacon and onions on one slice. Flipped the other one onto it to make a sandwich, cooked for another minute, then ate. Seriously artery hardening, and not haute cuisine, but, damn, wow! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370.md?page=5)