“Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.”
--Henry James
“I mix mayonnaise, ketchup, and brandy with a little bit of mustard. This is a heck of a good sauce for seafood.”
--José Andres
“The Japanese have become so smitten with the Western condiment…that today they have a word for mayonnaise junkie: mayora.”
--Tom Robbins
From the very beginning of food consumption, humans have been on a quest to make it taste better. So, after the addition of simple salt or sugar left them unsatisfied, the use of condiments has been the way to go, while also providing a way to challenge the autonomy of the chef by altering a dish to the diner’s personal taste.
