SC - Ham

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/24/99 9:59:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< It is distinctly briny, and there's
 every reason to associate it with ket jap, which in several different
 southern Asian dialects means something like "fish brine". >>

Interestingly, I found this on a web site that had English Words from Chinese

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catsup from ke tziap; a condiment first used in the Roman Empire. Given this 
bit of info I think the search for the origin of what we call ketchup (or 
catsup) might be found a little closer to home.

Ras
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