[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

ketchup. it tastes nice but its all additives.

[Yudster]

Homemade ketchup is good. Not the same, but good in a different way.

[Walter Sobchak]

I know Ketchup was derived from something called catsup, which was taken to USA by Heinz, where they invented Ketchup, but can't remember where catsup came from, pretty sure it was UK?

[artyom]

I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere it originated in asia, but then again I may have been daydreaming

[Walter Sobchak]

I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere it originated in asia, but then again I may have been daydreaming

Looks like you're right,

In the 1600s Dutch and British seamen brought back a salty pickled fish sauce called 'ketsiap' from China. In this version, it was more related to soy or oyster sauce than the sweet, vinegary substance we call ketchup today. Variations in both the name and the ingredients quickly developed. British alternatives included mushrooms (the favorite), anchovies, oysters, and walnuts. In 1690 the word 'catchup' appeared in print in reference to this sauce, and in 1711 'ketchup'

http://mimi.essortment.com/historyketchup_rlju.htm
Can't get on the heinz site!