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The Etymology of Food, Part II: Meaty Stories | Food & Think

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According to Ayto, ketchup entered English in the 17th century (when it was usually spelled catchup ), from a word for fish sauce in the Amoy dialect of southeastern China. It probably came to English via the related Malay word kichap. Jonathan Swift is the first on record using the spelling catsup , in 1730. It wasn’t until later…

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