Classy Condiments

By Ken Hoyt

My friend Kathlyn once said that food is mainly a vehicle for condiments. Once upon a time in America it was enough for a mustard to be bright yellow and staunchly middle class. Then Grey Poupon came swanning across the water and all bets were off (that fascinating story here). Now mustard isn't so much a condiment as a category in the grocery store.

Ketchup's time has apparently come. There have already been small uprisings. It's almost blasphemous to slather good-ole Heinz on beef that's more pedigreed than the diner. Witness the coming of age of gourmet ketchup.

H. J. Heinz Company has provided American's with Tomato Catsup since 1876. Along the way they've also had a couple of other ideas including an organic version (good) and heavily dyed versions (bad). Now it seems that they've decided to protect the franchise from interlopers by introducing a Gourmet version of their own. Right now it's causing quite a stir and not a little bemusement.

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April 17, 2008

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