# Where can I buy ketchup that's not so darn sweet? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239 "2004-03-14T16:34:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/21 "2004-03-19T16:31:57Z")
Well, since summer is coming up, if you have canning equipment and a garden, one can make ketchup to suit. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/22 "2004-03-19T18:25:42Z")
I have tried the Heinz organic ketchup and it was pretty good- still kind of sweet but not like regular ketchup. As for putting stuff on eggs I like Tapitillo hot sauce to make them kicky 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/23 "2004-03-19T20:45:45Z")
> [@iwakura43](#): > > So where can I buy some tomatoey goodness for my scrambled eggs that doesn’t belong on a krispy kreme? You could always chop a regular tomato. Or use canned concentrate. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/24 "2004-03-23T01:51:01Z")
> [@Suse](#): > > And in a slightly related hijack, what about spaghetti sauce? Any commercial ones that aren’t so darn sweet? Sho’ nuff! I browsed in the spaghetti sauce area this evening, and had no problem finding sauces without sweeteners. Not all of them, of course, but they were there. Didn’t write down any brand names, but I think that Prego and/or Ragu, for example, had some sauces without added sweeteners. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/25 "2004-03-23T05:29:44Z")
> [@iwakura43](#): > > American Heinz is just so… sweet! _American_ ketchup is sweet? Don’t go to continental Europe then… I swear German ketchup is just American ketchup with 75% more sugar added. When my ketchup-addicted (and greatly homesick) friend James will spit out a french fry at a Munich McDonald’s, you _know_ it’s too sweet! Anyway, if you want something to put on fries, try [this](http://www.foodireland.com/images/sauces/581401.gif) - it’s the nectar of the gods! ---
**Author:** ![epepke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@epepke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epepke)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/26 "2004-03-23T05:46:35Z")
> [@BoringDad](#): > > Ahh, I can solve your problem for you… Ketchup does not belong on eggs. Now there, wasn’t that easy? All eggs require is little salt. > > Ketchup is slightly sweet because it is mainly intended to be used on meat byproducts such as hotdogs, and they figure anyone desperate enough to eat hotdogs will need a little sugar to help the hotdogs go down. Actually, Ketchup is an American adaptation of an Asian sauce called Ketjap, which is supposed to be sweet, as sweet flavors with meats are common in Asian cuisines. If you don’t like it, don’t eat it! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/27 "2004-03-23T14:26:10Z")
[From the Recipe Goldmine!](http://www.recipegoldmine.com/namebrand/namebrand104.html) Heinz Ketchup 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until smooth. When mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat and slimmer for 20 minutes, stirring often. Remove pan from heat and cover until cool. Chill and store in a covered container. To make it less sweet, just reduce the corn syrup. I’d keep the sugar, though. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/28 "2004-03-23T14:43:11Z")
Steel’s make sugar free sauces and ketchup available [online](http://www.lowcarboutfitters.com/steelssauce.html) and I hope you all know [ketchupworld](http://www.ketchupworld.com/) which has every ketchup imaginable. The banana ketchup is unbelievably good. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/29 "2004-03-23T14:49:49Z")
Strangely enough I found the idea of ketchup on scrambled eggs repulsive - the only sauces I have ever put on them are tarragon hollandaise or hot sauce (DL Jardine’s Blazing Saddles or Tabasco). However I would not dream of eating fried eggs without a drizzle of tomato sauce. And poached eggs I never put anything on. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/30 "2004-03-26T03:23:29Z")
> [@BoringDad](#): > > Ketchup is slightly sweet because it is mainly intended to be used on meat byproducts such as hotdogs, and they figure anyone desperate enough to eat hotdogs will need a little sugar to help the hotdogs go down. > [@epepke](#): > > Actually, Ketchup is an American adaptation of an Asian sauce called Ketjap, which is supposed to be sweet, as sweet flavors with meats are common in Asian cuisines. > > If you don’t like it, don’t eat it! I should have come clean. I am often desperate enough to eat hotdogs, and I use ketchup on them. And I enjoy them greatly. Good on fishsticks too. And baloney. But not eggs. Oh no, not eggs. I am curious about where you got the Ketjap history of Ketchup. After reading this thread, I Googled the history of ketchup. The Ketjap story was part of a very long, detailed history of ketchup that was… completely fabricated. At the end of it, there was a disclaimer pointing out that it was all a joke. Continuing my search, I found what looked like a reputable food website that was obviously directly plagiarized from the joke site (without credit), but was treated as the true story. The same story in fact showed up on many sites. Had I not happened to see the original joke, I might have taken it for fact. However, I am not sure if EVRYTHING was joke, or just parts of it. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-ketchup-thats-not-so-darn-sweet/234239/31 "2004-03-26T04:48:36Z")
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