When Heinz moved to ripe tomatoes and increased the percentage of tomato solids, he made ketchup, first and foremost, a potent source of umami. Original is an impeccable combination of tomato and mustard forming a delicious base sauce for all of our flavours. Homemade mustard is so quick and easy to make you'll ask yourself why you don't make it all the time. The first commercial products were poorly preserved, resulting in jars that were teeming with bacteria—and not the good kind. He typed in a few commands, instructing the computer to give him the formulation that would score the highest with those people in Segment 1.

And it is because of Grey Poupon that a man named Jim Wigon decided, four years ago, to enter the ketchup business. In any case, the name is pretty much the only thing that version of ketchup had in common with the bottle of red stuff in your fridge. Its got a surprising kick that is not spicy, like you think youre having English mustard but you dont suffer from it.

For even more flavour, top with a healthy dollop of sweet and spicy mustard ketchup and serve with fries, green salad or a fresh, homemade slaw. Must Chup ‘Original,’ as the name suggests, is a proper tomato sauce with delicate heat coming from the mustards used and is a family favourite with children and non-chilli lovers. While experimenting with mustard as medicine, the Greeks and Romans discovered that pulverized mustard seeds were pretty tasty. John XXII was one of the Avignon popes, who lived in what is now France rather than Rome, and he created the mustard-making position specially for his unemployed nephew who lived in Dijon, which was already the mustard capital of France by the 14th century.

Unless all those variables are tightly controlled, one batch of ketchup can end up too watery and another can be too strong. Ketchup has a long and interesting history that I encourage you to read about in this expansive article from History. He has seventeen trained tasters on his staff, and they work for academia and industry, answering the often difficult question of what a given substance tastes like. A very ripe peach, for example, tastes sweet but it also smells sweet—which is a very different aspect of sweetness. He knocked on doors and tried to explain his idea about the plural nature of perfection, and no one answered.

Pour into a suitable baking dish, sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins until golden brown and bubbling. Locals, including the monks living in the French countryside, loved the new condiment, and by the 9th century, monasteries had turned mustard production into a major source of income. Here there was this third segment—people who liked their spaghetti sauce with lots of stuff in it—and it was completely untapped.