2006-07-07 05:14:53 · 24 answers · asked by Lisa 1 in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
THEY JUST WANT YOU TO BUY IT
2006-07-20 08:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by pepsikiss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Last time this was asked:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20040809.html
Dear Yahoo!:
What makes some ketchup "fancy"?
Jason
Latham, New York
Dear Jason:
As far as Ask Yahoo! can tell, "fancy" ketchup is just an example of assertive product marketing. We couldn't determine any specific ingredients that transform plain old ordinary ketchup into spectacularly fancy ketchup.
Many of the ketchup packets found in fast food restaurants are labeled "fancy ketchup. http://www.instawares.com/Ketchup-Packet-FOIL-PPI-FANCY-KETCHUP-9-gram.1580PPI.0.7.htm " These handy packets are manufactured by a company called Portion Pack Inc., which describes its flagship product as "a tangy, sweet and spicy ketchup with a rich tomato flavor and a note of onion and garlic." Perhaps it's the onion and garlic that vaults it into the fancy category.
The venerable Ketchup FAQ http://www.ketchup.wonderland.org/faq.html doesn't find anything fancy about fancy ketchup: "I think fancy ketchup is similar to catsup, again just another name." In other words, a rose by any other name smells as sweet.
Eric Spitznagel http://www.somethingyoushouldknow.net/transcript7-4-02.htm , author of the "Junk Food Companion," reminisces that he had several lengthy childhood debates over this same issue. In the end, however, the only discernible difference he could note between fancy ketchup and regular ketchup was that the fancy stuff is only available in fancy restaurants -- like McDonald's.
2006-07-07 05:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by mrvadeboncoeur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see how ne ketchup could be fancy. But if they have fancy ketchup they should have fancy mustard also.
2006-07-18 16:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by butterfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEINZ makes fancy ketchup, they are still working on fancy mustard.. LOL.
2006-07-20 04:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by spriege 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, wording is everything! people will buy Fancy Ketchup vs Tomato Ketchup or something plain like that
2006-07-07 05:43:18 · answer #5 · answered by lulucakes32 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. It's a marketing gimmick. Neither ketchup nor mustard would be considered "high-class" food, but if you add the word "fancy" to the package, it gives a certain je-ne-sai-quoi.
Pass the Grey Poupon, please.
2006-07-07 05:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by Lunita del Sol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fancy is an anacronym. Favorite Awesome Non-Greasy Creamy Yomatoes
2006-07-07 05:17:21 · answer #7 · answered by AggieToe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know but i absolutley LOVE fancy ketchup!!
2006-07-07 05:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Price
2006-07-07 05:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by Chris M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you finally get it opened it's all over your fancy clothes
2006-07-19 09:17:29 · answer #10 · answered by AL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's nothing so fancy about "fancy" ketchup
2006-07-07 05:59:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋