625834 Sun Jun 07 08:08:25 -0700 2009 126 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4750011 And while you're giving your answer, what is your favorite brand of ketchup to use? Sun Jun 07 08:08:25 -0700 2009 221534 Doctormhl1 1 4750038 If I have no other option, I'll use it for French fries but prefer almost anything else, i.e., ranch dressing, tartar sauce, mustard. I use ketchup IN cocktail sauce and I don't have a favorite brand. Sun Jun 07 08:23:40 -0700 2009 4750011 131001 c oliver 1 4750090 Kobe beef. I go with DelMonte's. Sun Jun 07 08:54:09 -0700 2009 4750011 140140 mrbigshotno.1 2 4750124 Goes well on foie gras also. I use Heinz only though. Heinz has a MUCH more intense, complicated flavor. I get hints of oak, and a bit of a floral note - hibiscus, maybe? Other things it goes well on: Dotted on a dozen fresh kumamotos or wellfleets. Mixed into a nice chicken korma - heaven A nice long squeeze for a toro makizushi And oh yeah, what in the world would a Chicago style hot dog be without a generous squeeze of ketchup? Also, as a topping for egg noodles to make traditional Spaghetti di Parma. :-p =========== I actually throw a tiny dollop into a stir fry as I'm chowing the ingredients to add a touch of a sweet note, and to add a tiny bit of body to the sauce. Sun Jun 07 09:11:59 -0700 2009 4750090 111530 gordeaux 3 4752118 I'm trying to shake the imagery of ketchup on foie gras out of my head. Cruel. Mon Jun 08 05:26:24 -0700 2009 4750124 57170 Veggo 4 4753292 Relax, Veggo; he's joking... (Let's not string him up yet.) Mon Jun 08 11:11:46 -0700 2009 4752118 137946 Scargod 5 4753623 Believe it or not I've actually had ketchup on fois. It was home made ketchup and other condiments served on a fois gras slider. One the best sliders I've ever had! Mon Jun 08 12:49:02 -0700 2009 4753292 253154 Fritter 6 4754116 OMG, the way YOU describe it, it does sound good. BTW, did you see the post about habanero fritters? I was hoping you'd chime in. Mon Jun 08 15:07:15 -0700 2009 4753623 131001 c oliver 7 4754127 I missed the Fritter thread! :( The slider was at Arrows in Ogunquit, ME. They seared the fois in beef fat and the flavor was incredibly good. It was tiny but delicious and a lot of fun. Mon Jun 08 15:11:45 -0700 2009 4754116 253154 Fritter 8 4776657 here's a fritter thread: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/551826 pretty fun and inspiring. Tue Jun 16 00:10:31 -0700 2009 4754127 105717 alkapal 9 4776774 Thanks for the link! :) Tue Jun 16 03:56:32 -0700 2009 4776657 253154 Fritter 2 4750133 You're kidding, right? Why would anyone spend all that money on Kobe beef and then cover it in ketchup? Sun Jun 07 09:15:12 -0700 2009 4750090 226942 al b. darned 3 4750140 I think mrbig and al were both joking! Sun Jun 07 09:17:05 -0700 2009 4750133 131001 c oliver 1 4750242 Crunchy tater tots and WF365 ketchup are the perfect match. Sun Jun 07 10:09:29 -0700 2009 4750011 22220 Kelli2006 1 4750290 ... a loved one Sun Jun 07 10:28:19 -0700 2009 4750011 135229 thew 2 4750302 I don't know the best thing to put ketchup on, but the worst would be a hot dog. Sun Jun 07 10:36:41 -0700 2009 4750290 11964 hotdoglover 3 4752015 Precisely! Amen! Right on! I'm with you on that. Mon Jun 08 04:05:36 -0700 2009 4750302 13619 Sharuf 3 4752126 Incorrect. DT Mon Jun 08 05:28:51 -0700 2009 4750302 11291 Davwud 3 4756029 Yup totally agree! Tue Jun 09 07:43:33 -0700 2009 4750302 174753 NellyNel 3 4831246 so true. dogs get mustard & kraut. period. Sun Jul 05 14:03:56 -0700 2009 4750302 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4750360 According to my son, a spoon. Sun Jun 07 11:03:49 -0700 2009 4750011 179970 meleyna 1 4750393 A burger and fries..Come on it's American On cold Meatloaf or steak sandwiches. Ham and peppers omelets Heinz for sure.. Sun Jun 07 11:18:28 -0700 2009 4750011 77397 Eric in NJ 2 4754085 I agree absolutely with the cold meatloaf and the Heinz Mon Jun 08 14:56:45 -0700 2009 4750393 109905 laliz 1 4750430 The only thing I put ketchup on is french fries.....Heinz Three decades ago while I was a young camp counselor teaching tennis in Wisconsin, The oddest thing I have ever seen someone dip into a bowl of ketchup...was Lay's potato chips....the kid was from Chicago....maybe it actually makes perfect sense. Sun Jun 07 11:40:55 -0700 2009 4750011 123497 fourunder 2 4750674 I've dipped chips in it..After all they are just cold flat fries :o) Sun Jun 07 13:42:30 -0700 2009 4750430 77397 Eric in NJ 2 4752044 I love chips dipped in ketchup...part of the perfect hangover meal! Mon Jun 08 04:31:52 -0700 2009 4750430 228204 jbsiegel 3 4753314 Ketchup on rippled potato chips is yummy, but only off a paper plate in summer. Mon Jun 08 11:17:23 -0700 2009 4752044 226378 turqmut 4 4756031 Even better - Potato Stix!!! Yummm potato stix and ketchup!! The best! Tue Jun 09 07:44:28 -0700 2009 4753314 174753 NellyNel 2 4756692 I agree, concur and ally myself with you that any other use of cu-cu-cu catschup is heresy (even if you don't feel that strongly)! Tue Jun 09 10:29:27 -0700 2009 4750430 137946 Scargod 2 4776854 As kids, we used to dip Doritos in it. Sometimes w/ melted chese on them. :-)~ Tue Jun 16 04:59:04 -0700 2009 4750430 71241 lynnlato 2 4779956 have you heard of or tried lay's ketchup chips? i've only known them to be sold in canada. yum... http://cgi.ebay.com/Canadian-Lays-Ketchup-Potato-Chips-Two-Big-Bags!_W0QQitemZ350212374172QQcmdZViewItem here's another CH post about them, too: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/80678 Tue Jun 16 20:41:26 -0700 2009 4750430 95845 lschow 1 4750597 Corned beef hash w poached eggs Sun Jun 07 13:06:49 -0700 2009 4750011 10426 shaebones 2 4750630 If there's a ketchup bottle on the breakfast table, I hide it behind the napkin dispenser or something. Talk about ick :( I like a combo of several different hot sauces on breakfast food. Sun Jun 07 13:20:49 -0700 2009 4750597 131001 c oliver 3 4750717 Heinz on Cholula. Sun Jun 07 13:59:48 -0700 2009 4750630 137946 Scargod 4 4777771 I actually do mix heinz and cholula!! I find ketchup to be pretty gross and cloyingly sweet (most common brands, anyway), but mixed up with a little hot sauce perfect with omelettes and homefries. Tue Jun 16 09:39:27 -0700 2009 4750717 220674 Cebca 1 4750672 Scrambled eggs with curry ketchup. Sun Jun 07 13:42:19 -0700 2009 4750011 253154 Fritter 2 4755317 Oh yes. Mon Jun 08 22:05:55 -0700 2009 4750672 64215 cimui 1 4750814 I only but ketchup to make cocktail sauce, and since Heinz dominates shelf space, I buy Del Monte to be contrarian. Sun Jun 07 14:44:38 -0700 2009 4750011 198541 James Cristinian 1 4750828 Heinz Organic on a fried egg, along with Worcestershire sauce. Sun Jun 07 14:49:59 -0700 2009 4750011 11995 pikawicca 1 4750841 Totally surprised that no one has said a grilled cheese sandwich. On a cold Canadian winter day, there was no better lunch. And, of course, Heinz - there are no other kinds. Sun Jun 07 14:54:59 -0700 2009 4750011 48210 KevinB 2 4752127 Agreed. However a bowl of hot soup with said GCS is also a must. DT Mon Jun 08 05:29:51 -0700 2009 4750841 11291 Davwud 3 4754536 How about a compromise.....no ketchup on the Grilled Cheese....but Tomato for soup? Mon Jun 08 17:22:21 -0700 2009 4752127 123497 fourunder 4 4755842 No deal. Gotta have ketchup to dip you GCS in. Unless I put fresh tomato on it. And bacon too. DT Tue Jun 09 06:52:52 -0700 2009 4754536 11291 Davwud 2 4770879 Oh my gosh! You're totally right. I was searching for the GCS before I posted. My partner thinks it's totally insane, but the warm, gooey cheese with the chilled, sweet ketchup is heaven. Sat Jun 13 22:00:55 -0700 2009 4750841 220968 mattwarner 2 4781808 Ah, that's exactly what my Canadian boyfriend does! I thought it was just him. Wed Jun 17 12:35:32 -0700 2009 4750841 74556 manraysky 1 4750858 Bacon butty. And Heinz Sun Jun 07 15:01:35 -0700 2009 4750011 154102 Harters 1 4753031 A meat pie with a crust or (homemade) shepherd's pie. Preferably Heinz, the previously sedately-named "Hot Ketchup", now appallingly renamed "Hot 'n' Spicy Kick'rs" ketchup. Mon Jun 08 10:01:32 -0700 2009 4750011 13709 buttertart 1 4753110 best - hashbrowns... worst - steak...yuck... favorite brand - heinz...yum... Mon Jun 08 10:22:18 -0700 2009 4750011 274156 jaypeezy 1 4753136 Heinz on tuna casserole. Mon Jun 08 10:31:44 -0700 2009 4750011 273487 ReggieL. 1 4753337 On a prime porterhouse :-D Mon Jun 08 11:24:54 -0700 2009 4750011 202497 MattInNJ 1 4753353 Heinz on burgers, fries, cold meatloaf, hot or cold salmon patties. Also - sorry, purists - with Heinz mustard on all-beef franks. Mon Jun 08 11:28:59 -0700 2009 4750011 10787 Deenso 1 4753359 Henry's (http://www.henryscatsup.com/ourproducts.htm) on Henrietta, of course. Mon Jun 08 11:30:35 -0700 2009 4750011 137946 Scargod 1 4753387 left over chunks of cold turkey breast dipped in ketchup is my favorite strange snack Mon Jun 08 11:37:13 -0700 2009 4750011 11524 chef4hire 1 4754206 Heinz, on the side with French fries; also on a hamburger Mon Jun 08 15:40:01 -0700 2009 4750011 12296 steakman55 1 4754354 On a piece of deep fried cod or halibut with home made tarter sauce on a hard roll. I use Heinz Organic. Mon Jun 08 16:30:23 -0700 2009 4750011 219682 Babyducks 1 4754455 The egg dish called a "One Eyed Egyptian" or a "One Eyed Sailor," though my dad called them simply "Cowboy Eggs." Tear a hole in a slice of bread (preferably stale), fry it in butter or bacon fat, turn it over and drop and egg into the hole, turn it again to firm up the top of the egg. Serve with ketchup. Mon Jun 08 16:56:26 -0700 2009 4750011 53369 Father Kitchen 2 4755709 That is such a Dad thing. Mine was famous for it as well. Is it only given to men who have children to know about it? Tue Jun 09 06:10:03 -0700 2009 4754455 13709 buttertart 2 4756002 My mom taught me to make these 55 +/- years ago, but we called them Bird's Nests. (I've heard others refer to them as Toad-in-the-Hole.) And, at our house, ketchup was never involved. My dad did use ketchup on scrambled eggs, but the rest of the family considered that to be aberrant behavior. Tue Jun 09 07:37:08 -0700 2009 4754455 10787 Deenso 3 4768406 Toad-in-the-Hole was served in my parent's house too! Dad wouldn't eat it with ketchup though, that was my childhood addition along with the jelly omelet. My grandfather would eat ketchup on eggs, pancakes and green beans. Fri Jun 12 18:28:44 -0700 2009 4756002 152043 TampaAurora 4 4770752 What is a jelly omelet? Sat Jun 13 20:46:47 -0700 2009 4768406 137946 Scargod 5 4771902 Eggs with grape jelly in the center. It turned the eggs green! Sun Jun 14 11:33:52 -0700 2009 4770752 152043 TampaAurora 6 4777782 haha, thats so great, I never had that when I was a kid but I would always get scrambled eggs at the diner and make a sandwich with a piece of toast, grape jelly, and scrambled eggs on top. Mmmmm!!! Tue Jun 16 09:41:25 -0700 2009 4771902 220674 Cebca 3 4770728 And my grandmother called them Picture Frame Eggs... Sat Jun 13 20:29:45 -0700 2009 4756002 15572 Emme 4 4784309 my mom called them eggs in a frame and they were my favorite way to have eggs as a kid :-) Thu Jun 18 09:03:16 -0700 2009 4770728 264146 kubasd 1 4754639 Baked potatoes (either that or salsa on the potato). Mon Jun 08 17:51:55 -0700 2009 4750011 228204 jbsiegel 1 4756020 Heinz or my Publix brand but usually Heinz. Fries, onion rings, hot dog, burger. But I use it in cooking, sauces etc., but those are really the only things I put it directly on. Tue Jun 09 07:41:04 -0700 2009 4750011 232829 kchurchill5 2 4756129 There is a brand called Brooks. Anybody else use it? Mostly sold in Indiana and the mid-west, and getting harder all the time to find--now made by Birds-eye Foods in Canada, don't ask me why Canada. Some of those web sites that sell hard-to-find childhood foods carry it. Much better than the standard national brands. Spicy. Of course one bottle lasts me a couple of years. It was originally bottled at a factory in Collinsville Ill., near St. Louis, and they did the water tower in the shape of the catsup bottle, where it became known as the world's largest catsup bottle. It's still there AFAIK. Tue Jun 09 08:08:54 -0700 2009 4756020 10668 johnb 3 4756544 http://www.ketchupworld.com/ I somewhat remember that but not sure. Still available. Tue Jun 09 09:49:37 -0700 2009 4756129 232829 kchurchill5 3 4768255 I haven't had Brooks in ages but used to eat it at my Aunt's house in Chicagoland. We always thought she had "special" ketchup. I didn't know it was bottled near St Louis but now it makes sense that Auntie would use it. She grew up in Hannibal, MO. Thanks for the history! Fri Jun 12 17:23:25 -0700 2009 4756129 127625 fern 1 4756184 Not being a ketchup connoisseur, I am generally indiscriminant as to which ketchup I use. I use it almost exclusively for french fries, tater-tots and onion rings. However, a *very* liberal application of ground black pepper is standard practice. As the ketchup is consumed, more pepper is added, and so on, until a rich, black-flecked condiment is achieved. Tue Jun 09 08:22:08 -0700 2009 4750011 233294 cuccubear 2 4784310 yes, must have black pepper..... Thu Jun 18 09:04:12 -0700 2009 4756184 264146 kubasd 1 4756194 Anyone else do the Ketchup and mayo mix for fries? I mix Heinz and mayo at about a 50/50 ratio as a sauce for my fries. Tue Jun 09 08:24:41 -0700 2009 4750011 273487 ReggieL. 2 4756202 My mother used to make that as our kid-version of cocktail sauce. I will put some ketchup and mustard beside each other and dip a fry into each. Tue Jun 09 08:27:27 -0700 2009 4756194 131001 c oliver 2 4768187 Oh, that's big in Germany -- also known as pommes rot-weiss. Delish. Fri Jun 12 16:55:32 -0700 2009 4756194 116513 linguafood 2 4776862 LOVE ketchup mixed w/ mayo - yum. Even better is if the fries have melted mozzarella on them. This was the standard "gut plug" (as we so eloquently called it) we ate at 2 a.m. after a night of boozing. The best hangover preventer. :) Tue Jun 16 05:04:11 -0700 2009 4756194 71241 lynnlato 3 4784318 I do a mix of ketchup, mayo, and bbq sauce.... but it's gotta be a spicy bbq sauce, or else i have to add some hot sauce in there too.... Thu Jun 18 09:05:28 -0700 2009 4776862 264146 kubasd 4 4784370 i do that exact sauce for those little cubed seasoned potatoes -- like the diced ore-ida "hash browns". come to think of it, it'd be excellent on a fresh-from-the-fryer mickey d's "hash brown" patty. usually, i'm at our church's café when i get those hash browns, and the condiments are in the pumps. i'm standing there like some cocktail maker, a squirt of this, two squirts of that, a shake of the frank's hot sauce. ;-). Thu Jun 18 09:20:41 -0700 2009 4784318 105717 alkapal 1 4768104 I LOVE ketchup...only Heinz though. I use it on: Grilled cheese French fries Chicken nuggets/breaded chicken Fish coated in cornmeal Fish sticks....haven't had those in years, wanted them while pregnant and hubby refused to buy them for me Hot Dogs Hamburgers Fri Jun 12 16:27:22 -0700 2009 4750011 63634 rizzo0904 1 4768382 Short answer: somebody else's food! I do want to try an old New England recipe (found in a collection of Kenneth Roberts's writings) for tomato ketchup, though, that has a lot of spice but NO sugar or other sweetener, which is my principal objection to its use as a condiment. Oddly enough, in our family, it was used only in making meatloaf, or on hot dogs. Never on hamburgers, which got mustard instead. Fri Jun 12 18:16:22 -0700 2009 4750011 11478 Will Owen 2 4768402 There was another thread recently where I commented that Mr. O *educated* me that mayo goes on burgers and mustard on hot dogs. Funny how those things get passed along/down. Fri Jun 12 18:27:42 -0700 2009 4768382 131001 c oliver 3 4769134 I went to Chicago and got a hot dog and my friends from the area always get mayo. Yuck. I just couldn't see it, but mayo always goes on my burger with mustard (maybe ketchup). Mustard on hotdogs. Not a ketchup girl usually for that. My Dad can't eat a burger with mayo, onions, lettuce and tomato and BBQ sauce. Never ketchup or mustard. Hot dog, mustard and relish only for him. Traditions are funny what we learn from. Sat Jun 13 06:05:13 -0700 2009 4768402 232829 kchurchill5 4 4770824 My hot dogs nowadays get mustard and mayo. Mrs. O likes ketchup on the things that "normal" people do; whenever I make fried potatoes for breakfast I have to remember to bring out the ketchup bottle, or else she'll do an exasperated snort and go fetch it herself. Sat Jun 13 21:27:23 -0700 2009 4769134 11478 Will Owen 5 4770840 And mayo? Even though I don't usually eat hot dogs, that gets a snort out of me! Sat Jun 13 21:35:15 -0700 2009 4770824 137946 Scargod 6 4770858 I simply have a deep fondness for mayonnaise, and all its next-of-kin. I love it on frites, even though nobody in my family is either Dutch or Belgian. Sat Jun 13 21:46:44 -0700 2009 4770840 11478 Will Owen 7 4770870 Well, fine. I like it and its cousins, like remoulade, on many things, but you said meat! I like mustard, as an alternate to catchup on my French frites! Sat Jun 13 21:54:01 -0700 2009 4770858 137946 Scargod 4 4776864 Didn't u just say (a few posts up) that you put ketchup on your hot dogs and hamburgers? Tue Jun 16 05:06:34 -0700 2009 4769134 71241 lynnlato 2 4776775 "Short answer: somebody else's food!" Laffin here. LOL Tue Jun 16 03:57:57 -0700 2009 4768382 253154 Fritter 2 4776842 Shorter answer: tasteless food. Same in my growing up: a component of meatloaf, but not put on hamburgers. Hot dogs, depending on how vile or tasteless they were, sometimes got the kitchen sink, if available. Tue Jun 16 04:49:17 -0700 2009 4768382 137946 Scargod 1 4768584 I like ketchup on: Fried egg sandwiches A bowl of fried rice A cheap, not-all-beef hot dog A diner-style, thin patty burger Fri Jun 12 19:46:16 -0700 2009 4750011 149565 RealMenJulienne 1 4768613 I was in my usual store today and they had Heinz 40oz. on a BOGO, making it $1.50 a bottle (at this store, you need only buy one to get the half-price per unit deal). The 16 oz size was sitting on the shelf above for $1.57. Such are the strange ways of grocery pricing. Fri Jun 12 19:58:00 -0700 2009 4750011 10668 johnb 1 4770841 I used to LOVE Heinz Ketchup. I would eat it on anything and almost everything... Favorites include steamed veggies (i.e. cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, asparagus, eggplant, etc.), egg whites, blackened fish.... Sat Jun 13 21:35:35 -0700 2009 4750011 15572 Emme 1 4770855 I love to dip my tuna sandwich in Heinz ketchup... Sat Jun 13 21:45:08 -0700 2009 4750011 113872 diablo 1 4771284 Heinz on hash browns, burgers and dogs. Some omelettes are improved by a dash of ketchup. If you are eating crispy fried Spam, might as well sin all the way with some ketchup. Sun Jun 14 06:48:20 -0700 2009 4750011 140436 fresnohotspot 2 4771392 I still haven't tried Spam. My regular grocery now has single packs of a Spam slice in a foil packet (like tuna pouches) - I glanced over at the display on the table but never went over for further inspection. That would be the perfect way for me to try Spam- baby steps! Sun Jun 14 07:40:34 -0700 2009 4771284 110426 Boccone Dolce 3 4771753 Try the spam the way I mentioned, sliced thinly and slowly fried until the edges are crispy. Let the slices cool as you would bacon (maybe on paper towels), then serve with a side of fried or scrambled eggs. A dash of Heinz ketchup... and if you eat it with some steamed rice, you're halfway to becoming Hawaiian. Substitute grits and you might become Okie. Sun Jun 14 10:26:17 -0700 2009 4771392 140436 fresnohotspot 1 4771383 Home Fries Egg topped Hash Tator Tots Meatloaf (either topped when baking or used in the leftover consumption process) I am not brand loyal but seem to always grab the Heinz. One bottle lasts about a year. Sun Jun 14 07:38:01 -0700 2009 4750011 110426 Boccone Dolce 2 4771414 Meatloaf topped with ketchup and brown sugar mixed makes a great topping. A friend who moved gave me a bag of onion tater tots she wasn't keeping so I had to find a way to make them, better than just heating them up. Hadn't had them in years but one night I beat one egg, a little flour 1 teaspoon and mashed up 20 or so thawed tt's some fresh herbs, made little patties and pan fried them. They turned out so good. And I do but ketchup on them. Sun Jun 14 07:55:06 -0700 2009 4771383 232829 kchurchill5 3 4771420 Agreed. It wouldn't be Mom's meatloaf without the topping. Ketchup, brown sugar, a little bit of mustard, sometimes some soy sauce or a tiny bit of worchestershire. Sticky, sweet, and salty! Sun Jun 14 07:57:21 -0700 2009 4771414 127625 fern 4 4771425 You got it! Sun Jun 14 08:00:36 -0700 2009 4771420 232829 kchurchill5 1 4771459 The chips, as in fish and chips (malt vinegar on the fish). As an ingredient in Chinese food (I believe ketchup is of Chinese origin) such as shrimp i tomato sauce. Sun Jun 14 08:19:03 -0700 2009 4750011 54222 ekammin 1 4771744 it would be french fries, tator tots, and meat loaf glaze, and sometimes a small puddle to dip in. I use it in an ingredient for some of my Chinese sauces/recipes. And I like it for the base of my shrimp cocktail horseradish sauce. Sun Jun 14 10:20:56 -0700 2009 4750011 50431 chef chicklet 2 4771833 How could I forget the base of cocktail sauce. A FL gal forgetting that. Absolutely Sun Jun 14 10:57:18 -0700 2009 4771744 232829 kchurchill5 1 4772754 I love to mix berbere(spice blend from Ethiopia) and tamarind into ketchup as a great glaze for my meatloaf. I also love it on scrambled eggs, a plain ol' burger, fries and spicy tater tots. Sun Jun 14 18:45:28 -0700 2009 4750011 278426 vanmartin 1 4773123 Shockingly, here it is. Use *slightly* watered down Heinz Ketchup mixed with dried oregano, and drizzle it on stuffed green bell peppers before you put them into the oven to bake. Sun Jun 14 22:15:36 -0700 2009 4750011 10609 Cheese Boy 1 4775283 Kraft Dinner. Mon Jun 15 15:03:11 -0700 2009 4750011 1083881 RaquelFoodie 1 4776655 heinz ketchup (mixed with mayo, maybe hot chopped peppers) as a dipper for really crispy tater tots! ha-cha-cha! Tue Jun 16 00:08:20 -0700 2009 4750011 105717 alkapal 2 4777424 Yes! I'm shocked that you may've been the first to mention tater tots as an accompaniment to ketchup. ;) Even better if the tots are deep fried. Those are seriously one of the most delicious things on earth and superior, even, to the "French" fry. Tue Jun 16 08:20:38 -0700 2009 4776655 64215 cimui 3 4777713 hey cimui, i don't think i'm the first to mention it...but only the second (the other mention was in a list, upthread). i'm intrigued by the deep fryer concept. mr. alka is in london right now, so i might just go crazy! ;-)). i guess you let them thaw, then dry them off/blot them dry? Tue Jun 16 09:26:52 -0700 2009 4777424 105717 alkapal 4 4777728 Yum, I want some. Can I come over? I'll bring the Heinz and the salt! ;-) Tue Jun 16 09:30:11 -0700 2009 4777713 71241 lynnlato 4 4777744 I wish I knew. The burger places in my home town deep fry their tots along with the fries. It's not something I've ever made at home because I'm too lazy to deep fry anything. All I know is that the crust you get on tots when they're deep fried is incomparable. Oi. You caught me at a weak and hungry moment. I think I'm going to have to go get tater tots somewhere for lunch.... Tue Jun 16 09:33:09 -0700 2009 4777713 64215 cimui 4 4777828 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/362900 Check out Candy's Potato Bites recipe. Yep, pretty much homemade tater tots. Tue Jun 16 09:50:02 -0700 2009 4777713 127625 fern 5 4777999 thanks! i just asked candy (the OP) there if they could be shaped in little basket shapes in the mini muffin tins -- or larger tins. great for an appetizer "basket." Tue Jun 16 10:24:06 -0700 2009 4777828 105717 alkapal 1 4779164 We use Hunt's or Delmonte, or homemade. And my grandmother's tourtiere, which is a pork pie that we make a Christmas time. It's delicious. Tue Jun 16 15:32:38 -0700 2009 4750011 90755 Phurstluv 1 4779702 On British fish-and-chips drenched in malt vinegar and heavily salted - especially on the non-crispy chips. Heinz. Tue Jun 16 18:52:23 -0700 2009 4750011 40486 Cinnamon 1 4779826 I was at a little Polish food store near me in Houston, and they had a big display of Polish ketchup. I was tempted to buy some, but I just don't use ketchup except for cocktail sauce. Has anyone had this Polish ketchup? Tue Jun 16 19:41:53 -0700 2009 4750011 198541 James Cristinian 1 4779996 Ketchup, steak fries and a strip steak. Heaven. Tue Jun 16 21:04:52 -0700 2009 4750011 18385 CDouglas 1 4780218 OMG...diced potatoes,peppers and onion all pan fried together. Then mix ketchup w/maple syrup and dip as you're eat...heaven! Wed Jun 17 00:12:05 -0700 2009 4750011 146405 stricken 1 4780473 I use it as a dip for my grilled cheese sandwiches. Heinz is fave. www.thelunchbelle.com Wed Jun 17 05:46:24 -0700 2009 4750011 110996 LeahBaila 1 4780686 A scrambled egg sandwich, on white bread, w/plenty of butter and Heinz. leftover Arroz con pollo Never on a Hotdog! Wed Jun 17 07:02:33 -0700 2009 4750011 189169 ChrisOC 1 4782665 My secret guilty pleasure side dish: rice, sauteed white mushrooms and vidalia onions, peas, sumac and Heinz Ketchup all mixed up together! It was the only way I was able to eat my mom's steak as a kid - a bite of charred well done steak and several bites of my concoction, repeat until you have eaten enough steak to satisfy mom I won't become anemic and then finish off the rice. Wed Jun 17 16:43:54 -0700 2009 4750011 152043 TampaAurora 2 4784389 oh, tampaaurora, did your mom worry that you weren't getting enough iron? that was my mom! i think she confused the lethargy and malaise of adolescence with true iron-deficiency. ;-). liver, iron supplements..... but my dad made steaks, new york strips, a lot -- and he cooked them to "medium" on the grill. so i didn't have to smother our family's steaks. Thu Jun 18 09:26:19 -0700 2009 4782665 105717 alkapal 3 4784686 The well done was all on me. I've actually had juicy well done steak since but never from mom's kitchen. I didn't want to eat bloody meat; I was convinced civilized people ate meat well done. Now, I eat my steak (when I do, it's still not something I crave) its cooked to medium. I also ate ketchup mixed with honey as a dip for french fries and a topping for hamburgers. Thu Jun 18 10:35:13 -0700 2009 4784389 152043 TampaAurora 1 4831228 Favorite thing to put ketchup on-corned beef hash. YUM!!! Runner ups include hash browns, hamburgers and hot dogs. Although the hot dog varies (sometimes just mustard, sometimes with kraut, sometimes loaded with EVERYTHING) I prefer mayo for my fries, with ranch coming a close second, but ketchup will do if the first two things aren't available. Oh! And meatloaf! Sun Jul 05 13:53:10 -0700 2009 4750011 212582 schrutefarms 1 4831262 i'm not a big fan of ketchup, so i think there are very few things that benefit from the addition. i'll only willingly eat it on a burger on a bun, or with extra-crispy/well done french fries, home fries, hash browns or tater tots. obviously if i'm eating in a restaurant i don't have much of a choice of brand, and if it contains HFCS i won't use it, so i rarely order anything in a restaurant that needs it (i don't eat burgers away from home anyway). at home, it's always organic, usually TJ's or Muir Glen. it's funny how opinionated and passionate people can get about ketchup. my sister LOVES it, and puts it on practically everything...and she refuses to use anything but original Heinz. go figure. Sun Jul 05 14:14:04 -0700 2009 4750011 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4831476 Fries, onionrings, fired potato wedges, that is what I enjoy. A dog with ketchup. If kraut available or chili no ketchup. burger, sometimes. Sun Jul 05 15:59:14 -0700 2009 4831262 232829 kchurchill5 1 4832162 Often times you see a ketchup bottle sitting next to the hot sauce bottle at many clam bars here in NYC, so I do enjoy the arbitrary squirt of ketchup on a raw clam once in a while. Admittedly, I prefer cocktail sauce though. Sun Jul 05 21:23:07 -0700 2009 4750011 10609 Cheese Boy 1 4832404 "Hello, Olympia Restaurant. That to go? Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger...No, no fries - chips. Four chips? Pepsi? No Coke. No orange. No grape. Pepsi. Four Pepsi!" Heinz, naturally. (But I do want fries with that burger...) Mon Jul 06 04:05:41 -0700 2009 4750011 95137 mcsheridan