Banana ketchup is a popular Philippine fruit ketchup condiment made from banana, sugar, vinegar, and spices. Its natural color is brownish-yellow but it is often dyed red to resemble tomato ketchup.
Since the 1700s, ketchup has been jazzing up plates around the world. Each year, Heinz alone sells more than 11 billion packets of ketchup and more than 650 million bottles around the globe.
This beloved condiment got its start as kê-tsiap, an umami-packed fermented fish sauce that was reportedly brought from Vietnam to China. It was then brought to England by the British and evolved into a thin and dark concoction, usually made of mushrooms or oysters to help keep some of the rich umami notes. It wasn't until 1812 that the first mention of tomato-based ketchup appeared in the form of a recipe by scientist James Mease.
In 1876, Pittsburgh-based Henry J Heinz revolutionized and standardized ketchup into the sweet and savory tomato condiment we know today.
Hunt’s seem to be the number two brand in the USA:
Idun is the number one brand in Norway:
Banana Ketchup:
