Food Trivia Question
TRIVIA QUESTION: What popular condiment derives its name from Asian origins?
TRIVIA ANSWER: The word ketchup comes from kecap, the Malayan word for condiment. (Kecap
Manis is a popular Indonesian soy sauce that is thicker and sweeter than Chinese soy
sauces). By contrast, mustard, that other favorite hot dog topping, comes from the Latin
mustrum by way of the French word moustarde.

