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- Yes you did
read correctly. Banana
ketchup. Ketchup made
from bananas. How
glorious. It was an
English lady, a farmer's wife who informed me about the existence of
Banana Ketchup. She discovered it on one of her holidays to the
Caribbean. I suppose the St. Lucians have known about this gem for
years. She
suggested the St. Lucian economy could benefit if this product became
widely available in the UK.
It just goes to remind us that there are some unique products in
the different islands of the Caribbean, that we need to ensure reaches
the British market. Banana
ketchup is really a healthy choice product, manufactured with 100%
banana fruit (no tomatoes). This product is rich in potassium
which is excellent for health.
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- There are 2
varieties, one red, made by
Viking Traders, the other
which is yellow is made by Baron Foods.
Both companies are St. Lucian companies.
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- The yellow
sauce:
- I'd say this
is the best version. It
is manufactured by Baron Foods of St. Lucia.
No colouring is added.
It is yellow as you would expect from the colour of bananas.
The ingredients are banana pulp,
garlic, onion, salt, spices. It
tastes divine. It
adds an exotic flavour to marinades,
barbecues, grills or any dish.
It is also excellent as a dip.
Baron Foods have a division in London.
See the supplier list for
contact details.
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- The red
sauce:
- Banana
ketchup is manufactured by Viking Traders Ltd. in St. Lucia.
The wonderful distinctive flavour is produced with a blend of
spices and herbs together with pure bananas.
In order to market this product as a ketchup, Viking Traders
decided that red colouring had to be added. The seed of the Anato
is used to give the rich red colour, this seed is considered to be
nature’s most purest food colouring in the world.
- So I wondered
what other ketchup was out there.
Well you just never know what you are going to come across on the
Internet. Lo and
behold, there is a website dedicated to Ketchup. www.ketchupworld.com
. The organisation has a
president, no less.
- Larry Bailis,
President, KetchupWorld, Inc.
contacted by using the email ketchupman@ketchupworld.com
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- Other
ketchups listed include:
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- Hot and Spicy Ketchup,
- Curry Ketchup,
- Jamaican Jerk Ketchup
- Banana Ketchup
- Sugarless ketchup
- Organic Ketchup
- Not quite ketchup
- Kosher Ketchup
Not
only that, there is a ketchup wonderland.
http://www.ketchup.wonderland.org
Some
facts about ketchup.
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Green
Ketchup? Is it true? Heinz have announced the arrival of green ketchup. The
new sauce will be marketed alongside the old red sauce (so we wont miss out
on our old favourite). The green ketchup is being marketed at kids and teens
to make meal time a little more fun.
What an excuse for a new product.
- Ketchup
is great for restoring the glow to copper pots and pans?
The acid in the ketchup recipe helps to remove the tarnish and bring out
the shine. I
dread to think what it is doing to our insides then.
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Ketchup
is the most widely used condiment in the United States. Ketchup can be found
in 97% of all kitchens--a showing matched only by salt, pepper, and sugar.
For Caribbeans is it the
Hot Pepper Sauce? Some
have been known to take a small bottle everywhere.
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Unlike many
other condiments categories, the ketchup category basically consists of one
product: tomato ketchup. Variations on classic ketchup have been
introduced--low-sodium, light, flavoured, and gourmet ketchups--with mixed
results.
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