West Indian iterations often add curry powder and/or rum depending ... a beautifully caramelized piece of meat. It troubles me that banana ketchup can’t be found in more pantries stateside ...

If you're the kind of person who puts ketchup on your ketchup, and you find the act of squeezing or sliding the red goop out ...

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Ketchup—that cheerful red sauce sold in handy glass bottles—first came on the American market in the 19th century.