為甚麼茄汁英文叫Ketchup，不叫Tomato Sauce？

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Terminology
The term used for the sauce varies. Ketchup is the dominant term in American English and Canadian English, although catsup is commonly used in some southern US states and Mexico.'

Tomato sauce is more common in English-speaking countries outside North America.[35] In Canada and the US tomato sauce is not a synonym for ketchup but a sauce made from tomato paste and commonly eaten with pasta.

Red sauce is the term used in Welsh English, Scottish English and some parts of England, such as the Black Country, and in South London, contrasting with brown sauce. In Canadian and American English, "red sauce" refers to various tomato-based sauces commonly paired with pasta dishes, and is not a synonym for ketchup.[citation needed]

Etymology
The etymology of the word ketchup is unclear, with multiple competing theories.
（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Terminology）

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為甚麼茄汁英文叫Ketchup，不叫Tomato Sauce？
/04 2020

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