# Ketchup and eggs — blech! But wait **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087 "2017-08-08T13:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/21 "2017-08-08T15:35:01Z")
Ketchup is great on scrambled eggs and I will put it on fried eggs if I’m making a breakfast sandwich with them, if I’m just eating them alone, then no ketchup. I have never heard of ketchup on French toast. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/22 "2017-08-08T15:36:22Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Weirdo. 😉 c’est vrai ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/23 "2017-08-08T15:36:46Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > And I am even weirder. I eat BBQ sauce with my eggs. That makes more sense to me than ketchup on eggs, actually. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/24 "2017-08-08T15:51:38Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > c’est vrai Now that you’ve explained it, I’m pretty sure I’ve had some savory version of French Toast or pain perdu or whatnot in the past. I was thinking French toast in the typical American breakfast sense. That said, I still wouldn’t put ketchup on it. Hot sauce, FTW! ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/25 "2017-08-08T17:02:04Z")
I put salsa on eggs pretty regularly and that’s just savoury chunky ketchup basically. Also excellent on potatoes, as is regular ketchup. My wife puts ketchup on fish which is plainly just bizarre to me. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/26 "2017-08-08T17:17:30Z")
I recall a neighbor who dunked potato chips in ketchup. Yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/27 "2017-08-08T17:51:28Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I recall a neighbor who dunked potato chips in ketchup. Yuck. Meh, it’s no different from french fries, really. My cousin used to put ketchup on her mashed potatos when she was little. Now THAT’S disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/28 "2017-08-08T17:55:04Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > I put salsa on eggs pretty regularly and that’s just savoury chunky ketchup basically. Only in the sense that spaghetti sauce is ketchup basically. I eat eggs with tomato-based salsa or tomato sauce (as in shakshuka) or even just fried tomatoes regularly. Ketchup is far sweeter and more concentrated than either of these, and I don’t think of them as being comparable at all. I mean, I’m not gonna sit down with a bowl of tortilla chips and ketchup any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/29 "2017-08-08T18:26:33Z")
When I was a kid I put ketchup on scrambled eggs, it was the only way I could choke them down. Now I put HP sauce on scrambled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/30 "2017-08-08T18:30:54Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I recall a neighbor who dunked potato chips in ketchup. Yuck. My granddaughter dips the apple slices from her Happy Meal in ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/31 "2017-08-08T18:45:22Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I recall a neighbor who dunked potato chips in ketchup. Yuck. That actually is [a potato chip flavor](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq9l3nziCk1qhf15wo1_400.jpg). I’ve seen it occasionally here in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/32 "2017-08-08T18:47:04Z")
Which is worse: Apple slices dipped in ketchup, or Wendy’s French fries dipped in Frosty? ---
**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:** [August 8, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/33 "2017-08-08T18:48:50Z")
Apple slices dipped in ketchup, how is that even a question. Don’t tell me you’re one of those fry heretics who believe the fry and the ice cream shall never mingle?! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/34 "2017-08-08T18:49:37Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Meh, it’s no different from french fries, really. > > My cousin used to put ketchup on her mashed potatos when she was little. Now THAT’S disgusting. I did when I was a kid, too. Then I learned to appreciate gravy. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/35 "2017-08-08T19:38:22Z")
Ketchup on a burger or dog, but that’s about all I will put it on. HP on eggs. I like cheese on French toast - usually a nice sharp cheddar, but in a pinch even process cheese slices are okay. I blame my mother - she used to eat it this way and I didn’t realize it was considered weird until I was an adult. I like French toast with maple syrup, too, but never cheese and syrup together, just one or the other. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/36 "2017-08-08T19:43:17Z")
Ketchup anywhere near the breakfast table really turns me off. I very much don’t like ketchup and eggs, and the smell of it on someone else’s plate is pungent enough to ruin my breakfast. I can’t abide by ketchup and omelettes or french toast either (but I do my french toast sweet). That being said - will I eat a burger with an egg and ketchup on it? I will. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/37 "2017-08-08T19:56:55Z")
Fries in Frosty are great! Sweet & salty, hot & cold. It’s Iron Chef for 2 bucks. StG ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/38 "2017-08-08T21:02:51Z")
A common late night dinner at our house is shredded potato hashbrowns (not home fries!) with peppers and onions, american cheese melted on top, two or three sausage patties, and two or three over-medium eggs layered in a bowl. Ketchup is required, and it is delicious. That’s the only time I care for ketchup on eggs, and we can argue about whether I’m putting ketchup on my eggs, or eggs and ketchup on my hashbrowns. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/39 "2017-08-08T21:28:11Z")
Ketchup has _one_ use, and that’s for dipping fried potatoes in. Eggs, which when cooked right and seasoned correctly don’t need any accompaniment, can be dressed with cheese or gravy. They’re even good (go ahead and groan now) when the maple syrup from my pancakes makes its way over to the egg part of the plate, though I am never so brave as to just pour syrup on my eggs. But _never_ ketchup. I was all ready to criticize savory French toast, but then I remembered Monte Cristo sandwiches and I began to understand. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087/40 "2017-08-08T21:29:06Z")
> [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > A common late night dinner at our house is shredded potato hashbrowns (not home fries!) with peppers and onions, american cheese melted on top, two or three sausage patties, and two or three over-medium eggs layered in a bowl. Ketchup is required, and it is delicious. > > That’s the only time I care for ketchup on eggs, and we can argue about whether I’m putting ketchup on my eggs, or eggs and ketchup on my hashbrowns. 🙂 Yeah, I was gonna say…that’s more ketchup on hashbrowns to me, and I approve! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-and-eggs-blech-but-wait/793087.md?page=3)