wWhat do I have in common with President Obama? Neither of us like ketchup.
Last week, Barack Obama was seen ordering a burger in Virginia – without ketchup. It sparked some controversy, generally among the political blogging scene (most of which I hope was tongue in cheek, no additional pun intended).
I too, like President Obama, can’t stand the sight or smell of the popular condiment. Maybe it started in my teenage years working at a fast food joint. Or maybe it’s just because “it’s really, reeeeally yucky,” to borrow a quote from my 5-year-old stepdaughter.
Realistically, it’s just a smell I can’t stomach. And I think are far more superior condiments out there – mustard being one of them.
In sticking with my total avoidance of ketchup, I try not to let the kids have ketchup (even though it’s a discussion I sometimes lose). I don’t believe that everything needs to be smothered in ketchup or cheese to be kid-friendly.
I do, in fact, love just about everything in ketchup: tomatoes, vinegar, salt, but I can pass on the high fructose corn syrup. Give me a chopped tomato salad in vinegar with a pinch of salt and that’s fine.
But when it comes to burgers, I’m mustard all the way.
NOTE: I like to keep organized, so I'm reposting my old blogs in one spot. This one originally ran on May 11, 2009.
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