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What was the name of the original Chinese fermented fish sauce from which the word 'ketchup' derives?
Answer
Ke-tsiap
Ke-tsiap was a fermented fish brine used in southern China; the name traveled with traders through Southeast Asia and eventually into European languages as 'ketchup'.
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Ketchup was originally a Chinese fermented fish sauce called ke-tsiap, brought to Europe by traders in the 1600s.
Other options people guess
- Nuoc mam
- Garum
- Shottsuru
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- condiments
- food-history
- etymology
- china
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