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ELI5 Ketchup - which country did the word ketchup originate from?
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ELI5 Ketchup - which country did the word ketchup originate from?

Where did the word ketchup come from? Why do the Cantonese and Malaysians both claim it originated from their languages? Where does the Indonesian, French and Arabic connections come in? What makes Ketchup special as a non-Newtonian fluid? ... we...

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February 17, 20237m 21s

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Where did the word ketchup come from? Why do the Cantonese and Malaysians both claim it originated from their languages? Where does the Indonesian, French and Arabic connections come in? What makes Ketchup special as a non-Newtonian fluid?

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