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Ketchup began its career somewhere in Southeast Asia as… fish sauce. It was originally made by salting fish blood and innards, as well as whole fish that were too small for any other use, and leaving the whole mess to ferment. The smell must have been overwhelming, but only at the beginning of the process. As the mixture was fermenting, the scent and the taste were becoming milder and more palatable. The liquid thus obtained was a natural source of monosodium glutamate; in other words, a kind of ancient Maggi seasoning. In the Chinese dialect spoken in northern Vietnam, this sauce was called "''kê-tsiap''". | Ketchup began its career somewhere in Southeast Asia as… fish sauce. It was originally made by salting fish blood and innards, as well as whole fish that were too small for any other use, and leaving the whole mess to ferment. The smell must have been overwhelming, but only at the beginning of the process. As the mixture was fermenting, the scent and the taste were becoming milder and more palatable. The liquid thus obtained was a natural source of monosodium glutamate; in other words, a kind of ancient Maggi seasoning. In the Chinese dialect spoken in northern Vietnam, this sauce was called "''kê-tsiap''". | ||
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What's interesting, this knd of sauce was most popular in southern China, Indochinda and Indonesia – but not further north, in most of China, Korea and Japan. Why? Well, in the north there was an easier-to-make alternative: the soy sauce. Fish sauce, on the other hand, was also produced in the Mediterranean Sea basin. Manufacture of various kinds of fish sauce (such as ''liquament'', which was used for cooking, and ''garum'' a table seasoning) was a big business in ancient Rome. I once visited in Barcelona the ancient ruins of a fish-sauce factory, which had stood next door to an ancient winery. Which means that must, which was used to make old-time mustard, was produced right next to fish sauce which wasn't much different from that which ketchup derives from. | |||
Niestety znajomość rzymskiej techniki produkcji sosu rybnego, w przeciwieństwie do musztardy, zaczęła popadać w zapomnienie wraz z upadkiem rzymskiej cywilizacji (trochę dłużej przetrwała w Bizancjum). We Włoszech ''garum'' zostało wyparte przez nieco inny przysmak, robiony z solonej, fermentowanej i prasowanej ikry, zwany ''bottarga''. Trzeba było poczekać do epoki wielkich odkryć geograficznych, żeby zachodni Europejczycy mogli na nowo zetknąć się z sosami rybnymi. | Niestety znajomość rzymskiej techniki produkcji sosu rybnego, w przeciwieństwie do musztardy, zaczęła popadać w zapomnienie wraz z upadkiem rzymskiej cywilizacji (trochę dłużej przetrwała w Bizancjum). We Włoszech ''garum'' zostało wyparte przez nieco inny przysmak, robiony z solonej, fermentowanej i prasowanej ikry, zwany ''bottarga''. Trzeba było poczekać do epoki wielkich odkryć geograficznych, żeby zachodni Europejczycy mogli na nowo zetknąć się z sosami rybnymi. | ||