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Thursday 6 December 2012

Did You Know? Tomato Ketchup Banned in French Schools to Preserve Traditional French Cuisine


When HJ Heinz created his first batch of ketchup in 1876 by boiling up tomatoes and adding vinegar and sugar, we're pretty sure he'd never have imagined that the resulting product would end up being banned in France. 

Admittedly, the ban only applies to schools, and children will still be allowed their ketchup fix once a week, but only with French fries.  

The ban was introduced to help preserve traditional French cuisine. "We have to ensure that children become familiar with French recipes so that they can hand them down to the following generations," declared Christophe Hebert, chairman of the National Association of Directors of Collective Restaurants.

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