[Sca-cooks] Roman Ketchup?

[Terry Decker]

The term ketchup probably derives from the Malay word "kechap" which refers 
to a fish sauce.  The word appears in English in 1690.  In the 18th and 19th 
Century, ketchup was used as a generic reference to a number sauces with the 
only common ingredient being vinegar.  Tomato ketchup is likely a 19th 
Century creation.  Garum is a fish sauce, so I would say that the site is 
using a Danish word that translates as "ketchup" but has a meaning closer to 
that of "kechap."

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> While researching on a totally unrelated topic I found this "discussion." 
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> thought tomatoes were "New World?"
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> Aelina the Saami