Ketchup also has a place as an ingredient with horseradish in shrimp cocktail sauce, although there are better seasonings for shrimp. (But not–not NOT–in barbecue sauce.)

Ann: gaahhhh.

I thought I recalled Hunts as being spelled catsup on the bottle back then!

1960’s Hunts TV commercial.

Ahh, notsoheavyd. You’ve brought forth a memory lol.

…I vastly preferred Hunts too, growing up …I still recall thinking the Heinz product was way too sweet the first time I had it. (I would buy the Del Monte brand in preference, too, back in the day: anything but Heinz).

My use of any ketchup these days is at breakfast (I use it occasionally on hash browns or home fries), or sometimes on French fries. Though I have to be in the mood for even that limited use these days.

I’ve preferred malt/balsamic vinegar on fries since I was introduced to the concept via my first English fish-and-chips in London, almost 20 years ago.

And I’ve never understood why anyone – including my wife, lol – would use ketchup on a burger or hot dog.

…actually, I found a Wasabi mayo at Trader Joe’s a couple of years back, and that’s pretty much been the “it” condiment since for me for burgers (and a lot of other sandwiches, too). Great stuff.

I’m a mustard & relish purist when it comes to hot dogs though.