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[-] s_s@lemmy.one 35 points 5 months ago

"Only white people put ketchup in the fridge." - my Mexican roommate

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 53 points 5 months ago

non refrigerated ketchup always tastes funky unless it's the kind that's packed with a large enough buttload of preservatives that they no longer have to put "refrigerate after opening" on the bottle.

I just realized ketchup in restaurants stay out at room temperature.

[-] pacoboyd@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago

Resutrants are going though it at a much quicker pace than your bottle at home.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Some might put them in the fridge when they close or even have many extra so that they can be rotated in and out. But, given the frequent state of ice machines in restaurants, it wouldn't surprise me if the way condiments are handled is less than ideal.

Though, on the other hand, if it's not resulting in a bunch of cases of food poisoning, maybe it serves as immune system training that just gives you an ick feeling when you realize what's been going on this whole time.

Many places use those individually sealed packets, too. Ketchup bottles usually say "refrigerate after opening", so those things are probably fine, other than maybe plastic content.

[-] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 45 points 5 months ago

Personally, I refrigerate anything that says Refrigerate after opening. Even if it's preceded by For best results. Ketchup falls into that category.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Ketchup belongs in the fridge, to cut the heat. Otherwise it's too spicy.

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

There’s two very distinct brands of white people: The “I like boiled meats because browning it makes it too spicy” brand, and the “if it’s not making me cry and shit bloody fire, it’s too bland” brand. There is no in between.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Wat. Tomatoes are spicy?

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

FWIW Mexicans don't know what spicy is, either. They think Tapatío is spicy.

source: I'm half Mexican.

[-] s_s@lemmy.one 1 points 5 months ago

I think it's because chamoy usually doesn't need refrigerated.

I'm laughing way too hard at this thank you

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I always had ketchup in the fridge because it gives the mustard company.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 16 points 5 months ago

I like the temperature contrast between cold ketchup and hot food so mine is in the fridge.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The best before date is based on it being refrigerated and the reason why we do it is to slow bacteria multiplication to a crawl

[-] LordPassionFruit@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Growing up, our ketchup came in plastic bottles with that little aluminum seal between the nozzle and the bottle. Our rule was it stayed in the pantry until the seal came off, then it went in the fridge.

To your roommate's credit, we are "my brother got sunburns in winter" white.

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