How To Spell Ketchup In England

Catsup was once the predominant spelling of the tomato based condiment but ketchup is preferred in today s english by a large margin.

How to spell ketchup in england. Around the 1690s the early english settlers in malaysia brought it back to england calling it catchup it would be westernized to meet the english s tastes and eventually sent to what would become the united states. First they changed the spelling to the british k spelling of ketchup. Finally they added vinegar and sugar to the recipe which gave the product a unique taste and also extended the shelf life.

A but ketchup is not a sauce. Ketchup has been taken into english to mean sauce. Second they removed the word tomato from tomato ketchup and just called it ketchup.

Tomato ketchup is a sweet and tangy condiment made from tomatoes sugar and vinegar with seasonings and spices the spices and flavors vary but commonly include. Saying it s a sauce just means it s semi liquid. The latter more closely approximates the word s pronunciation and it s also closer in sound to the likely source either the cantonese k e chap or the malay kechap both originally types of fish sauce.

My dictionary says a condiment is a spice or sause like salt pepper etc.