I was talking to Heather the other day on the phone when I pronounced myself finished with posting nonsensical junk on my blog. Only the best posts from now on, only the most thought-provoking, the best written! No more wasting my readers’ time with crap!
Well, I lied.
But see, here’s the thing. This is type of thing that, if you and I were just hanging out together, sitting on the couch, eating some Bugles and drinking some Coke, watching some quality TV, I would probably bring up in conversation. I guess I like to talk about stupid topics.
You wouldn’t believe how much fun I am at parties.
So here’s what I’ve been thinking about. Ketchup. And my very specific rules about ketchup and where it should and should not be squirted.
Ketchup is great for french fries, but only ON THE SIDE. NEVER, EVER squirted on top of the french fries. I feel irrationally strong about ketchup never being put ON french fries, ONLY beside french fries.
Wanna ruin my day? Pour ketchup on my french fries and watch me get ridiculously irritated.
This same rule applies to fish sticks.
Oddly, I like ketchup in my vegetable soup. The juxtaposition of the hot vegetable soup mixed with the cold ketchup! Mmm.
Ketchup is NOT great for hot dogs or corn dogs, as those are MUSTARD ONLY foods. I don’t feel as strongly about hamburgers and ketchup, though I feel that hamburgers are best-condimented (I made up that word) with mustard and mayo.
My daughter Ella is big fan of ketchup, eating it by the handful. I think that’s a bit of an overkill.
What are you feelings on ketchup? Do you have any quirky food rules?
You are SOOO wrong. I mean, of course everyone knows you never pour ketchup directly onto your fries – that’s just common sense. But no ketchup on hot dogs? That’s just plain un-American. And as for ketchup in soup…. blech. Wrong. Just wrong in every way. Wrong!
Adelaide eats it with her hands, too, and it makes me a little sick. I agree about the fries, but not about the hotdog/corndog or the hamburger. They all need a lil squirt.
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We are food twins! Only on the side of my fries, never on anything of the hot dog/braut nature, only mustard and kraut for those. Hamburgers I prefer mustard and mayo.
Ever dip your fries in mayo? HEAVEN!
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Always, ALWAYS save the best bite for last.
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Actually, I DO have some feelings about ketchup. I have blogged about them before but I’m too lazy to link them up. Basically, we only use non-democratic Ketchup (aka any company that is not Heinz). We are a republican household. Also, why is it that only Whataburger here in TX puts ketchup in the little bowls for take-out like McDonalds does for their nugget sauces? Isn’t it OBVIOUS to them that people use the ketchup to dunk? Why do they continue to package the ketchup in teensy weensy packets that require you to open about a dozen of them just for one order of french fries? and the squriting? It has gone on many a minivan back seat and also all over childrens laps. I love the little Whataburger ketchup bowl-things.
I now buy Ketchup in the giant containers that will fit in the door of the fridge. This is because some days…ketchup is the only thing my daughter will eat. Skinny little thing LOVES *the sauce* as she calls it.
It is much different than when Mommy hits *the sauce* but both make us happy!
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don’t get me started on my food issues, as there are plenty….
such as: i abhor condiments of any kind.
my ketchup clearly needs to stay in the bottle, as far away from me as possible!
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Ketchup must, by no means, be put on scrambled eggs (syrup is the appropriate condiment to put on scrambled eggs) or be used as a dip for grilled cheese. Of course my husband consistently violates my rules, the animal!
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My brother puts ketchup on pizza. That’s just weird.
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I agree with you about putting ketchup on the side and not on top of fries.
But my biggest rule is if you spell it catsup I’ll glare at you and call you pretentious.
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I am like a walking quirky food rule — I have MAJOR ISSUES.
Definitely ketchup is a side only food item, unless on a burger. I prefer to have mayo, mustard AND ketchup on mine.
But the thought of ketchup in my veggie soup? Simultaneously makes me want to hurl and want to try it.
My weirdest food quirk? I don’t like french fries. My second? I will pick vanilla over chocolate 99% of the time. I know, I know — I need therapy.
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I don’t like ketchup. I don’t exactly dislike it though. I’ll eat it if it’s on a burger, but I won’t put it on a burger (mustard/mayo here as well). I HATE it on fries! I eat fries plain, or dip them in my chocolate milkshake (try it, you’ll see how awesome it is, seriously).
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When I was growing up, there was no such thing as serving a grilled cheese sandwich without ketchup. Put it on the side, and dip every bite in it. It wasn’t just our immediate family; it was generations of us. I was shocked to discover that anyone would eat a grilled cheese without it.
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I’m so with you about the fries. Ketchup on the side!! It’s hard to be married to someone that puts ketchup ON fries and in some states it’s cause for divorce! LOL
Ketchup pretty much rocks, though I have to disagree with hot dogs and corn dogs being “mustard only.”
I love ketchup on my mac ‘n cheese, and dip my grilled cheese sandwiches in it.
I think I’m pretty much a ketchup liberal. Use it if you gotta!
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ketchup definitely belongs beside, not on top of, foods.
Oh, I so totally agree. Ketchup MUST be on the side, not ON the french fries. And, being a salt-a-holic, I salt my ketchup, not the fries, because the salt doesn’t stick to the fries properly. Salt the pool of ketchup, mix it with the first fry, then dip and eat. Fries are the only thing I use ketchup for. And that only eating out. At home, I generally use tartar sauce. Someone once told me that that is a Texas thing. *shrugs* Don’t know. But this Michigan transplant living in Indiana likes it! *grin*