Alex Made Me Do It
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (90384)
United States
February 15, 2020 9:22am CST
It's all the fault of @alexandoy. He made me do it. He was talking about something that sounded strange and awful at the same time.
Banana ketchup.
At first thought, I was thinking how could you even compare something like this to traditional tomato ketchup? I mean come on. Bananas? Really? Bananas?
So I decided to go onto Amazon, figuring I would likely find it there. And sure enough they had it, so I bought a bottle. It arrived yesterday, I popped the cap, and had a taste.
It was surprisingly delicious!
I definitely can see myself dipping fries or tater tots in this. It definitely would be a good substitute for barbeque sauce to change things up a bit when summer comes and I can get the grill fired up again. It would make a great addition to a braise sauce.
I don't think this will be my last bottle.
It was surprisingly delicious!
I definitely can see myself dipping fries or tater tots in this. It definitely would be a good substitute for barbeque sauce to change things up a bit when summer comes and I can get the grill fired up again. It would make a great addition to a braise sauce.
I don't think this will be my last bottle.13 people like this
11 responses
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Feb 20
Banana ketchup is a staple in every Filipino home, from the poorest to the most well to do. It would sound weird to other cultures until you taste it. Filipinos prefer banana over tomato although we have both at home. Banana beats tomato anytime when it come to nutrients. I believe you when you say it won't be your last bottle
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
17 Feb 20
i'm the exception. i prefer tomato catsup.
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
20 Jan
@hereandthere I would definitely say I prefer tomato ketchup over banana ketchup, but it is good for a little change-up now and then.
@moffittjc (121569)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Feb 20
I've never heard of it, but it sounds like something I would enjoy.
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@moffittjc (121569)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jan
@porwest This was a post from. 2020. Do you still have that bottle of banana ketchup, or have you bought more since that first time?
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
21 Jan
@moffittjc I have an unopened bottle in my overflow cabinet downstairs. I should actually go and get it and use it up. The ONLY reason I won't likely buy it again is because it's so darn expensive. I have yet to find any in the regular store and the last time I bought it, it ran about $10 on Amazon and while it's good, it's not $10 a bottle good.
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
16 Feb 20
I got it via Amazon. But I BET I can get it at a store I go to often when I am in West Allis (my old hometown) called Parthenon Foods. They are more Greek oriented there. Worst case there is another place in West Milwaukee near Miller Park called Cermaks that is an international grocer I could probably find a bottle of it there.
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
25 Feb 20
@Hannihar Me too. It is always fun to try new things and spice things up a bit. I'd not have known a thing about it had @alexandoy mentioned it in one of his discussions.
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
25 Feb 20
No. It actually has a bit of a unique flavor. Kind of difficult to describe actually. I'd say something kinda like barbeque sauce, but NOT barbeque sauce. MAYBE a hint of a ketchup like flavor but not ketchup. It's different, but it IS good. I don't taste banana in it at all actually.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50226)
• United States
15 Feb 20
I am intrigued, but wonder how diabetic friendly it is ?
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@porwest (90384)
• United States
16 Feb 20
I am actually quite amazed it is as good as it is. When @alexandoy first mentioned it I was like WHAT? Banana ketchup? It just sounded horrible. But after he further explained what it was, I just HAD to try it and I KNEW Amazon would have it. Is it worth the $10 I paid for it? Nope. BUT, there are a few places I can think of I can go and probably find it for much cheaper now that I know what it is and know that I do like it.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Feb 20
Is it like a banana flavored paste?
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@LindaOHio (178331)
• United States
15 Feb 20
Will wonders never cease? Never heard of such a thing!
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