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Banana
Ketchup
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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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