Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I cringe at the idea of cheap ketchup on their fries but it doesn't
bother me if they do. It is more common for people here to sprinkle
them with vinegar or malt vinegar. My mother used to cook fries
once in a while, most commonly to accompany hot roast beef
sandwiches when we had lots of leftover roast beef and gravy. I
never used much gravy on the Sunday dinner roast or on the mashed
potatoes, but I sure did like in on the fries. I was raised pre
McDs and the other crappy fast food places so fries were something
we bought at restaurants and gravy was always an option.
Ketchup is pretty generic to me. I buy the cheapest bottle I can
find. Mostly, I use it for cooking Chinese dishes and stews. If you
can tell the difference the price of a ketchup in a stew on in a stir
fry, I just gotta shake your hand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LJA4CqvxbvPHRDnv5
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:49:49 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I cringe at the idea of cheap ketchup on their fries but it doesn't bother me if they do. It is more common for people here to sprinkle
them with vinegar or malt vinegar. My mother used to cook fries
once in a while, most commonly to accompany hot roast beef
sandwiches when we had lots of leftover roast beef and gravy. I
never used much gravy on the Sunday dinner roast or on the mashed potatoes, but I sure did like in on the fries. I was raised pre
McDs and the other crappy fast food places so fries were something
we bought at restaurants and gravy was always an option.
Ketchup is pretty generic to me. I buy the cheapest bottle I can
find. Mostly, I use it for cooking Chinese dishes and stews. If you
can tell the difference the price of a ketchup in a stew on in a stir
fry, I just gotta shake your hand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LJA4CqvxbvPHRDnv5
Far more elegant is:
AI Overview
Jufran is a popular Philippine brand of banana ketchup (sauce) made
from mashed bananas, sugar, vinegar, and spices, originally created
during World War II due to tomato shortages. Owned by NutriAsia, it
offers a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy flavor profile often used
with rice, omelets, and fried foods.
https://winneram.com/winneram-product/jufran-banana-sauce-regular/
You will not regret trying it.
Mars Sellus <zed@is.dead> posted:
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:49:49 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I cringe at the idea of cheap ketchup on their fries but it
doesn't bother me if they do. It is more common for people here
to sprinkle them with vinegar or malt vinegar. My mother used
to cook fries once in a while, most commonly to accompany hot
roast beef sandwiches when we had lots of leftover roast beef
and gravy. I never used much gravy on the Sunday dinner roast
or on the mashed potatoes, but I sure did like in on the fries.
I was raised pre McDs and the other crappy fast food places so
fries were something we bought at restaurants and gravy was
always an option.
Ketchup is pretty generic to me. I buy the cheapest bottle I can
find. Mostly, I use it for cooking Chinese dishes and stews. If
you can tell the difference the price of a ketchup in a stew on
in a stir fry, I just gotta shake your hand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LJA4CqvxbvPHRDnv5
Far more elegant is:
AI Overview
Jufran is a popular Philippine brand of banana ketchup (sauce) made
from mashed bananas, sugar, vinegar, and spices, originally created
during World War II due to tomato shortages. Owned by NutriAsia, it
offers a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy flavor profile often used
with rice, omelets, and fried foods.
https://winneram.com/winneram-product/jufran-banana-sauce-regular/
You will not regret trying it.
I have bought it, it's easy to find anywhere there's a large Filipino population. I'll have to get a bottle and make banana bread with it.
https://www.seriouseats.com/filipino-spaghetti-sauce
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:13:54 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-02-27 2:49 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Ketchup is pretty generic to me. I buy the cheapest bottle I can
find.
Of course you eat the cheapest ketchup you can find. Most people
do. That is our we ended up with modern ketchup being so sweet
and watery.
Mostly,
I use it for cooking Chinese dishes and stews. If you can tell
the difference the price of a ketchup in a stew on in a stir
fry, I just gotta shake your hand.
I admit that If I am adding it to something like meatloaf I will
used the cheap stuff. However, meat loaf is one of the few things
that I use meatloaf on, so when I use it as a condiment now I use
the good stuff. There is a difference and it is worth the extra
cost.
There's not much to ketchup. I could probably whip up a batch that's
not too sweet or watery. My guess is that it will be better than any
of the stuff you could buy. That'll be a future project.
Will it be Hawaiian ketchup?
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