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The Curious Diary of Mr Jam: The history of ketchup

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They pronounced it ” ketchup ” but intellectuals feared the word looked too Asian. British food writers changed it to ” catchup ” and Americans ” catsup “. But the public girded its collective loins and stuck with ” ketchup “. …

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The Curious Diary of Mr Jam: The history of ketchup

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