Condiments · Food pairing guide
What goes with Tomato Ketchup?
Commercial smooth tomato ketchup combines concentrated cooked tomato, sugar, vinegar, salt and a manufacturer's spice mixture. It is already a balanced condiment with substantial sweetness and acidity, not a substitute for unsweetened passata or tomato paste by equal volume. Its thick, shear-responsive texture makes it easy to spread, loosen into a sauce or brush into a thin glaze.
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Pairing principles
What pairs well with Tomato Ketchup?
Ketchup's familiar role beside fried starches also extends to meatloaf, sweet-and-sour pork and Japanese-style spaghetti, where its body helps coat food. Worcestershire sauce or browned meat can deepen its savoury finish. With vegetables, legumes or seafood, build around its existing sugar-and-vinegar balance and introduce extra sweetness or acid only after tasting the complete mixture.
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