Banana ketchup

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Shelf with various banana ketchups
Jufran brand banana ketchup

Banana ketchup is a popular Filipino fruit ketchup spice made from bananas , sugar, vinegar, and spices . Its natural color is brownish-yellow, but it is often colored red to resemble tomato ketchup . Banana ketchup was first produced in the Philippines during World War II , as tomatoes were scarce during the war, but a comparatively large number of bananas were produced.

story

From about 1901, much of the Philippines was under US administration, and the Americans brought American spices and ketchup with them. The Filipino food technician Maria Orosa wanted to make the Philippines less dependent on imported goods. Among them was the particularly popular ketchup, for which she developed a recipe made from bananas and some red color. It is said that banana ketchup rose in popularity after American soldiers ran out of tomato ketchup in the Philippines. Tomatoes were hard to come by, the banana harvest was plentiful, and banana ketchup became very popular thanks to popular demand from the Americans.

Magdalo V. Francisco is said to have worked on his own method of making a banana ketchup in 1938. He was the first to commercialize the product under the Mafran brand. When he wanted to expand his business in the 1960s, he found a partner in Tirso Reyes and founded the Universal Food Corporation (UFC). He later founded Jufran Food Industries, where he started making Jufran Banana Catsup.

Banana ketchup can be found anywhere in the world where there are large groups of Filipinos in the population, e.g. B. in the United States of America , Hong Kong , France and Australia .

Taste and use

For their banana ketchup recipe, Orosa used traditional tomato ketchup ingredients like vinegar, sugar and spices. The brownish color of the sauce was not very appealing, so she also used red food coloring. Banana ketchup is sweeter than tomato ketchup.

In Filipino households, it is traditionally served with tortang talong, a slice of egg-dipped eggplant that is served for breakfast or lunch. For Filipino spaghetti, banana ketchup is heated and mixed with sliced hot dogs to toss it under the noodles. Banana ketchup is also popular for dishes that are to be given a fruity note, such as eggs, rice, meat or vegetables.

literature

  • Helen Orosa Del Rosario: Maria Y. Orosa, her life and work. RP Garcia Pub. Co, 1970.

Web links

Commons : Banana Ketchup  - Collection of Images
Wiktionary: Ketchup  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maria Y. Orosa (1893-1945). Pioneering Food Technologist and Inventor. ( Memento of July 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: nhi.gov.ph, accessed on December 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ a b Nicai de Guzman: The Long and Tumultuous History of the Humble Banana Ketchup. In: esquiremag.ph of June 22, 2018, accessed on December 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Emmaline Soken-Huberty: Taste of the Philippines: The Banana Ketchup Story. In: Gildshire. December 5, 2019, accessed December 13, 2021 (American English).
  4. ↑ Linnea Covington: What Is Banana Ketchup? Buying, Cooking, and Recipes. In: thespruceeats.com from December 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Appetite for Freedom: The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa. Retrieved November 28, 2021 (American English).