https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/tags/condiment/Recent content in Condiment on AI Brain BitesHugoen-usSun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:32 +0000https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/posts/did-you-know-ketchup-was-originally-sold-as-medicine/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:32 +0000https://aibrainbites.com/blog/en/posts/did-you-know-ketchup-was-originally-sold-as-medicine/<p>You know how a good dollop of ketchup just makes some meals, right? It&rsquo;s practically a fridge essential for burgers, fries, and so many other things. But get this: back in the 1830s, what we now know as ketchup was actually sold as medicine! Seriously!</p> <p>An Ohio physician named Dr. John Cook Bennett championed the idea that tomatoes, the main ingredient in our beloved modern ketchup, had some amazing medicinal powers. He published recipes for &rsquo;tomato ketchup&rsquo; that he claimed could cure all sorts of ailments, from indigestion to diarrhea. He even went a step further and sold it in a concentrated, pill-like form! Can you imagine? Reaching for a &lsquo;ketchup pill&rsquo; instead of an antacid for an upset tummy?</p>