The History of Ketchup — The Sauce That Originally Had No Tomatoes

The History of Ketchup — The Sauce That Originally Had No Tomatoes From fermented fish sauce in ancient China to mushroom ketchup, tomato medicine, political scandals, and the Heinz empire, this is the strange 2,000-year history of ketchup. Discover how ketchup originally contained no tomatoes at all, why Europeans once feared tomatoes as poisonous, how fake tomato pills swept America, and how Henry Heinz turned a failed business into one of the world’s most recognizable food brands. The story also follows the Poison Squad, preservative wars, the completely made-up “57 Varieties,” the invention of the squeeze bottle, and the infamous debate over whether ketchup could count as a vegetable. Leave a comment with the ketchup fact that surprised you most 👇 #History #Ketchup #KetchupHistory #FoodHistory #Heinz #TomatoKetchup #FoodOrigins #AmericanHistory #FoodIndustry #FoodFacts #HistoricalDocumentary #ForgottenHistory