I will eat nothing but Black Label Super Ultra Fancy ketchup. A good rule of thumb is to spend three times as much on your ketchup as you do on your fries.
You’re missing out.
i looooove ketchup. 5 packets is nowhere near enough for an order of fries. in fact, the whole drive-thru thing causes me untold condiment-related heartache, as the cashier is unlikely to give me as much ketchup as i would normally use (even after cries of “EXTRA KETCHUP, PLEASE!”)
i slather fries in ketchup, i’ll dip already-ketchupped burgers in ketchup, tater tots, hash browns, scrambled eggs, club sandwiches… i think my feelings towards ketchup must be similar to how most people here apparently feel about bacon.
one thing i DO NOT do (but my boss does!) is dip pizza in ketchup-- what a weirdo! 
Well, yes, it is an awful color, but it’s also known as fry sauce and is the official condiment of Utah, Idaho, Washington, many parts of Oregon. It may have spread to other areas by now. I often choose my fast food based on which restaurant carries fry sauce.
I had a room mate in college who would do 1 part ranch 1 part ketchup. I ate that for awhile and then decided it was a bit much.
There’s also a restaurant in UT that serves a sauce that’s 1 part mayo 1 part BBQ sauce. It’s considered heaven’s condiment by many of my friends, but I’m not a big fan of BBQ sauce.
This place I said I hated so much has gone out of business. It comes as no surprise. All the signs were there and they accelerated the closing when they started screwing with the food producing slop.
Mmmmmm, dijon ketchup.
In Cameroon, where ketchup is scarce, we ate our fries with “Cameroon sauce.” A bunch of mayo, a touch of mustard, a drizzle of Maggi sauce (like soy sauce- basically MSG) and a swirl of Scotch Bonnet pepper sauce.
I’m convinced if I can bottle this stuff, I’ll be rich. Creamy, mustardy, savory and a solid bite. Yum.
Well, I know what I’m getting for lunch.
On the list of things that may make people vomit, I have extra ketchup packets stored up in my car for ketchup emergencies, when I’m not given ketchup.
Yesterday I was on break at work playing on my laptop in my car (because I’m an antisocial nerd like that ;)), and spotted the banana that was completely unripe a few days ago (because try as you might, you can’t actually buy ripe bananas at Wal-Mart.)
Anyway, it was fairly good, I might repeat it in the future.
I am probably the only person in the world who does this, but I prefer fries with no condiment. Steak fries, Chik-Fil-A fries, small fries, they’re all best au naturale, not with ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar, barbecue sauce, or anything like that.
No, you’re not the only person who feels this way.
Fries–and there are precious few out there that are good (lightly-crunchy on the outside, soft and piping-hot on the inside, none of this mushy crap)–need only salt. And burgers are best without the hideosity of ketchup, mayo, mustard, pickle, or any other of the abominations that intrude upon the world in the guise of ‘garnishes’. Only pepper is acceptable, and lettuce if absolutely unavoidable.
There are precious few burger places out there that truly comprehend the meaning of ‘plain’. This is why Hero Burger and A&W get so much of my burger custom.
At least in Canada, “Fancy”, “Choice” and “Standard” are the three official ways of designating quality levels of fruits and vegetables. I don’t think “Extra Fancy” means much other than to suggest that the tomatoes used are especially top quality, rather than just plain old top quality tomatoes.
I hate ketchup on fries. I am so damned happy to be out of Southern Ontario and their insistence on putting ketchup on everything! I now live in Montreal, where you don’t even have to ASK for mayonnaise, because it is assumed that you want it, and it comes with the fries when you order them (in most restaurants!).
Wait, did you eat the banana with ketchup?
I’ll eat fries with anything… ketchup, vinegar, ranch dressing, “Horsey sauce” (Arby’s unique concoction of mayo and horseradish), just mayonnaise, ketchup/mayo combo, honey mustard, and on one occasion, salsa.
Yeah, squirted some on the top, took a bite, and kept going. I’ve eaten weirder.
Oddly enough, that sounds like it would go really well with horse.
I’ve opened this comment window three times trying to find an appropriate direction to play off of that sentence. There are just SO many choices…
I have to draw the line at putting ketchup on fruit. On the other hand, I do enjoy raw tomato slices drowned in Worcestershire sauce. I suggest you all try it.
I’ve noticed the same thing. The fast food places don’t put the ketchup out where you can help yourself, presumably because people were taking too many. Then you ask for some and you get a WHOLE HANDFULL. I’ve made it a habit to ask for one pack of ketchup or two packs of ketchup, be specific.
I went through the McDonald’s drive-through last weekend and among other stuff got a 4-piece Chicken nuggets. I asked for some barbeque sauce and I shit you not she gave me 4 packs of BBQ sauce. One for each nugget.
Who wastes more, employees or the public?
Wait…there’s waste? That 4 packs of BBQ sauce will take care of those 4 nuggets, plus the fries. Plus possibly putting some on the hamburgers. Mmmm…BBQ sauce…
Heh, I used one pack of BBQ for the 4 nuggets and a few fries.