# So, is there anything we're allowed to put ketchup on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636 "2016-03-01T15:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/1 "2016-03-01T15:15:41Z")
We all know putting ketchup on steak is a faux pas possibly beneath even Homer Simpson. According to the “You’re enjoying food wrong” thread, it’s also a no-no to put it on a hot dog. So is there any food that I can safely apply ketchup to without drawing scorn from the fooderati, or has it now attained the status of a total pariah, to be shunned by all castes of edible society? And are there any (other) substances with such a status? Heck, even Cheez Wiz is acceptable on a cheesesteak. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/2 "2016-03-01T15:20:14Z")
Frankly, I’ve grown a bit weary of the “oh my, how gauche” crowd. Ketchup is but one manifestation. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/3 "2016-03-01T15:21:42Z")
It’s all right for you to eat ketchup _ironically_. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/4 "2016-03-01T15:22:05Z")
Put it on whatever the fuck you want. The only people who will tell you it’s wrong are the people who are so insecure in their own food habits that they have to take note of what’s trendy. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/5 "2016-03-01T15:24:23Z")
French fries. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/6 "2016-03-01T15:25:16Z")
It’s allowed on fries. It’s not as good as mustard on fries, but I believe in diversity. But only to that extent, I back criminal penalties for it’s use on anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/7 "2016-03-01T15:25:42Z")
I don’t use ketchup because I don’t care for the taste. Put it on whatever the fuck you want. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/8 "2016-03-01T15:46:58Z")
Ketchup snobs deserve to be laughed at by everybody. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/9 "2016-03-01T15:48:22Z")
I absolutely use it on hot dogs. Use it on whatever you like. Remember that ketchup has natural mellowing agents that help keep a person in touch with reality. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/10 "2016-03-01T15:51:27Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Ketchup snobs deserve to be laughed at by everybody. You mean, snobs that like it, or snobs that hate it? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/11 "2016-03-01T15:52:38Z")
I like it on burgers (with mustard). Not on fries; but that’s personal preference. I’ll also put it on meatloaf, unless it’s really, really good meatloaf. And because I’m from New England, I put it on roast beef sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/12 "2016-03-01T15:56:58Z")
The veins of a mummy named Betty ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/13 "2016-03-01T15:57:57Z")
I like ketchup on every manifestation of the potato except mashed. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/14 "2016-03-01T15:59:30Z")
I only use ketchup with one food: I mix it with a tremendous amount of horseradish to use as cocktail sauce with shrimp. I make my cocktail sauce at least three or four times stronger than most other examples I’ve had. I don’t even use ketchup with fries. Other people? I don’t care, though I do find it fairly revolting when people use it on steak or eggs, but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/15 "2016-03-01T16:01:56Z")
Different people have different tastes and opinions. Eat your food whatever way gives you pleasure. Otherwise we’re all just sucking up tasteless glop, _Matrix_-style. I like ketchup and put it on a lot of things. Not steak or hotdogs, but I’m not going to look down my nose if thats the way you like yours. I will say I have moved more towards less sauces/condiments as I’ve gotten older (and my cooking skills have improved). I’ve also gotten into other things like chipolte sauce, so that also makes less ketchup time. I still like ketchup on burgers, french fries, onion rings, meatloaf, and a few other things. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/16 "2016-03-01T16:02:50Z")
Put it on whatever the hell you want. The proper response to anyone telling you that you’re eating anything wrong is to laugh in their face and then return to eating, without paying them any further attention. Now pardon me while I enjoy some deep-fried filet minion chunks in mayo. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/17 "2016-03-01T16:08:31Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > filet minion… Never had that. Is it yellow all the way through, or just on the surface? Does it taste like chicken? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/18 "2016-03-01T16:08:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Now pardon me while I enjoy some deep-fried filet minion chunks in mayo. 😛 [Filet minion?](http://i.imgur.com/5SLlDLS.jpg) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/19 "2016-03-01T16:08:35Z")
Hot dogs Burgers Fries Meat loaf Cottage cheese Eggs Basically anything you want. I use it on fries, and if I’m not using a bun I use it on hot dogs. I don’t use it _on_ meatloaf, but I use it _in_ it. I rarely drink, but I prefer red wine with poultry because the only time you should drink white wine is when you’re out of red. So sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636/20 "2016-03-01T16:09:21Z")
I’ll put it on almost anything savory, including a lot of cooked vegetables given the opportunity. I won’t use it on high-end steaks, but that’s not a ketchup thing; that’s a _condiment_ thing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636.md?page=2)