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Many put ketchup on the door handle. Here is the reason why they do this.
On our tables we often find foods directly from cultures other than Italian and which, even if they are not entirely healthy, have become real essentials of our dinners and lunches.
One of them, directly from American culture and which has been delighting the palates of guests for many years, particularly adolescents and children, is ketchup, which is found in a tube or jar.
Ketchup: this is why so many people put it on door handles
This food is nothing more than a sweet and sour sauce that is usually used to accompany French fries or other fast food products such as hamburgers or other fried products.
Originally, its origin is Asian and derived from Malaysian cuisine and the recipe was completely different from the one we know today because it was based on fish and even today in Malaysian cuisine we find ketchups that do not involve the use of tomatoes.
In the recipe we know today, it arrived in the United States in the 18th century when some cooks adapted the original recipe with the use of tomatoes, which is why today it is called tomato ketchup, for the differentiate from others.
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