# Guacamole, Ketchup, Jelly,  Am I missing any?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 1, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719 "2007-09-01T11:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719/61 "2007-09-04T17:42:43Z")

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Aside from Wallace & Gromit, does anyone make pesto without basil?

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719/62 "2007-09-04T17:51:26Z")

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[QUOTE=AskNott]  
Aside from Wallace & Gromit, does anyone make pesto without basil?  
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I’ve made a cilantro-pesto (one with pine nuts and one with cashews).

But, to me, “pesto” implies basil. If you’re making a version that uses a different herb, you signify. . .\<blank\>-pesto.

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719/63 "2007-09-04T18:02:31Z")

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[QUOTE=Priceguy]  
Not just in America; in much of Europe it means nothing else. Germany is an exception, or at least it was in 1989 when I asked for ketchup and got something brown and curry-tasting.  
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That is still primarily made from tomatoes.  
[Here’s one variety.](http://www.asiamex.com/proddetail.cfm?CFID=8294779&CFTOKEN=99640&ItemID=1274&CategoryID=15&SubCatID=122)  
They do have some that aren’t curry-flavored, but most of the ketchup in Germany is different from what you’d expect in America (or the rest of Europe, I guess) - less sweet, and more spices.

Malaysian _kecip_ is pretty much like soy sauce, though they have a few different varieties as well.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719/64 "2007-09-06T18:03:50Z")

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Soybeans to miso, Rice to Mochi, Olives to tapenade, dried fruit and animal fat to Pemmican or Mincemeat.

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**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guacamole-ketchup-jelly-am-i-missing-any/417719/65 "2007-09-08T07:48:30Z")

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[QUOTE=AskNott]  
Aside from Wallace & Gromit, does anyone make pesto without basil?  
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Yes! Use Rocket (or Rughetta and Rucola as it is also known), Add oil, pine nuts, garlic and parmesan. Yum!

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