Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before either of these countries existed in their current forms! Join us as we discuss the eighth most voted for topic this BLOCK, the surprisingly interesting history of ketchup! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: http://atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-ketchup by Anne Ewbank https://www.history.com/articles/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history by Stephanie Butler https://www.britannica.com/plant/tomato https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-wild-tiny-pimp-tomato-so-important-180955911/ by Barry Estabrook https://www.popsci.com/science/ketchup-history-medicine/ by Vittoria Traverso https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizza Tomato Pills Will Cure All Your Ills by Andrew F. Smith (1991) https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/tomatoes-were-once-sold-as-medicine/ https://www.heinz.com/our-story https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heinz-ketchup-australia-tomato-sauce by Ernie Smith https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-but-global-history-ketchup-180969725/ by Ken Albala Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
