What could possibly be considered fancy about McDonald’s ketchup? Is it the romance of tearing the plastic package open with your teeth like a rabid raccoon? Is it the exquisitely subtle burning sensation it leaves in the back of your throat? Otherwise it would have to be the caviar-esque serving size, because it only holds enough to coat one and a half French fries.
This is clearly the biggest misnomer since Fun Size (don’t even get me started…). Fancy is really the last word to use when describing ketchup. “Red” or “post-tomato-content” come to mind way before “fancy.” Mustard and relish, its condiment brethren, don’t put on such false airs. Mustard comes in “yellow” and “brown”, and relish is “sweet.” Where does ketchup get off calling itself “fancy?” I don’t see any ruffles or gilded edges adorning the bottle!
Ketchup is used almost exclusively on the greasiest of blue collar barbecue foods, hot dogs and burgers. The packets are available in the seediest Kennedy Fried Chicken and Roy Rogers restaurants. Opening them requires two hands, and long finger nails. It just doesn’t add up.
I guess calling it fancy doesn’t hurt anyone. No more than the preservatives the ketchup itself abounds with, anyway.
yeah, when did ketchup get so uppity? and fancy as opposed to what? non-fancy ketchup?