ケチャップ

けちゃっぷ
noun
ketchup
1. ketchup
Tomato ketchup, the condiment. Used the same way as in English.
ケチャップを取(と)って。
Pass me the ketchup.
フライドポテトにケチャップをつけて食(た)べる。
I eat french fries with ketchup.
オムライスの上(うえ)にケチャップで文字(もじ)を書(か)いてくれた。
They wrote a message in ketchup on top of the omurice for me.

From English "ketchup." Refers to tomato ketchup, the most common condiment variety in Japan.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ケチャップライス: ketchup-flavored fried rice
  • ケチャップ味(あじ): ketchup flavor
  • トマトケチャップ: tomato ketchup (the full formal name)
  • ケチャップをかける: to put ketchup on

ASSOCIATED DISHES:

Ketchup is a key ingredient in several iconic Japanese-Western (洋食(ようしょく)) dishes:

  • オムライス: omurice (ketchup rice wrapped in omelet)
  • ナポリタン: Napolitan spaghetti (ketchup-based pasta)
  • ケチャップライス: ketchup fried rice

These dishes are staples of 洋食(ようしょく) (Western-style Japanese cuisine) and are very popular comfort food.

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