Between varying sugar contents and unique flavors, there are plenty of ketchup options to choose from on store shelves, but ...

The first batches of Filipino banana ketchup were made from plantains, which remain a favorite main ingredient. Other varieties of bananas can be used in banana ketchup, though, including Lakatan ...

So what happened to all those varieties of ketchup? Tomatoes. The 1812 recipe from James Mease is the first appearance of tomatoes in ketchup. But wait, what about Heinz, the ketchup we know and love?

If you're the kind of person who puts ketchup on your ketchup, and you find the act of squeezing or sliding the red goop out ...