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To Protect Itself, France Bans ... Ketchup in Schools

Mark Russell — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:34:55 CDT

France is famous for defending its language and culture from foreign invaders, and now the French have a new enemy in their sights: ketchup. The French government is banning ketchup from school and university cafeterias—with a single exception. The American condiment can be served with French fries, the LA...

Lea & Perrins Original Recipe Discovered

Harry Kimball — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:53 CST

What looks to be the original and long-secret recipe for Lea and Perrins legendary Worcestershire Sauce has been found. A woman in England discovered it among her late father's leather-bound notebooks. He worked as an accountant for Lea and Perrins and found the 19th-century document in the trash at the...

Anchovies Aren't Yucky —They're Magical

Harry Kimball — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:14:24 CDT

Many people quake at the mention of anchovies, but if history is any judge, those people are dead wrong, Howard Yoon writes for NPR. In the past, the fish was “so highly prized that it was used to make a condiment, garum , during the Roman Empire that cost as much...

Chili Sauce Conquers American Palate

Harry Kimball — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:52:01 CDT

From celebrity chefs to Applebees to Wal-Mart, America is in love with the Asian chili-and-garlic condiment sriracha—only it’s not that Asian, the New York Times reports. “I wanted something that I could sell to more than just the Vietnamese,” said David Tran, creator of the top-selling US version. “I...