I concur! Branston beans have in my opinion a thicker consistency with a deeper flavour and creamier mouth feel. After being converted to Branston, Heinz tastes like metallic orange water with overly firm beans.
I've tried it once and it was disgustingly sweet. I'm unsure if the praise is just a meme or it's another entry on the long list of typical german food I don't like despite living there.
Hela ketchup is just really fucking sweet for some reason. It is also one of the worse Gewürzketchups I had, the supermarket brands usually are way less sweet and have an actual difference in the flavour of their different products.
Feel free, I don't hold you accountable to my opinion! I'm 100% sure that there are things in my cuisine that you'd find absolutely disgusting. Different people, different tastes.
I only buy fancy shit now and just eat less of it, like stokes and a couple of local ones.
All that own brand stuff is just tomato juice concentrate with a load of thickening agents plus sugar and crap to make it taste like something. And Heinz was always overly sweet crap anyway.
It's a bit of a long drive to Aldis for some of us, I don't know which country the closest one is in. Most people probably just buy what they grew up on. For me that's Felix so I guess you could say it's European, but Orkla is publicly traded so it sorta loses all meaning.
Fun fact time! Heinz originated in Pittsburgh and used to have a massive factory built in the 1910's, and when it shut down they eventually renovated it into apartments. The buildings are now all named after what they once produced there - Bean Building, Meat Building, Cereal Building, Reservoir Building, and Shipping Building.
It's rumored that the Meat Building has a vibrant gay community.
Until recently none of the local ketchup brands in Sweden was to my liking, they all taste like what un-refrigerated Heinz tastes like, which I hate. But now there are a few that are good, not the same but good in their own way!
I absolutely love Hela but I honestly don't see how anyone could think it could be a substitute for tomato ketchup. The two aren't even remotely the same thing, except maybe in consistency.
It was what the Canadian market moved to for ketchup and mustard after heinz fucked over Canadian workers. Its what the above is referring to, the move to the brand of "french's" to be more pro Canadian.
I am not talking about what usa people did or did not do, just that the Canadian move to french's is now not good enough.
Yeah but the goal of that Ketchup War wasn't to boycott the US, just to ensure that ketchup was being produced in Canada. And it was successful as Heinz was forced to open a new plant in Canada.
Now I just get the store brand Ketchup (seems good enough to me, it's likely made in the same plant as French's) so I think the US is completely out from my Ketchup purchases. Though I'm not sure who owns that plant (it's not French's they just have a contract with that plant to make it for them) but the point is to reduce the amount of money going to the US as much as possible, and that'll do it.
No, HP and generic "brown sauce" are very different animals. TBH I don't much like either, preferring ketchup, but my wife will only touch HP. She won't touch no-name generic brown sauce at all.
Oh I know, and I've traveled so I've had brown sauce before. But condiment preferences is all about what you're used to, so I prefer ketchup. Just find it amusing how adamant British people are about the superiority of brown sauce.
Ketchup is the main component in what most people think of as BBQ sauce. There are others that are regional within the US that are vinegar-based and mustard-based (and possibly another I'm forgetting).
I also recommend Branston Baked Beans as an alternative to Heinz. Cheaper and better imo
Edit: British brand, Japanese owned
I concur! Branston beans have in my opinion a thicker consistency with a deeper flavour and creamier mouth feel. After being converted to Branston, Heinz tastes like metallic orange water with overly firm beans.
Curry ketptchup is a gift sent from the gods.
I've tried it once and it was disgustingly sweet. I'm unsure if the praise is just a meme or it's another entry on the long list of typical german food I don't like despite living there.
Like all ketchup, some are too sweet, some are more tart. Find the ketchup you like, and add curry powder to it.
Out of all the curry ketchups you can get in Germany, Hela has the highest sugar content (source: me comparing the labels in the supermarket)
I love it 🍬
Hela ketchup is just really fucking sweet for some reason. It is also one of the worse Gewürzketchups I had, the supermarket brands usually are way less sweet and have an actual difference in the flavour of their different products.
Curry ketchup blew my mind the first time I tried it. Need to figure out where I can buy it from in the UK.
You can make it with curry powder, it's not so hard
Get your hands on some jalapeño puree ketchup, it's amazing.
How can you eat that stuff? It's supposed to be ketchup, not curry. And currywurst is also an abomination. Nürnbergers or polish white sausages!
Edit: typo
You don't like something, we get it. Can I enjoy something delicious in peace?
Feel free, I don't hold you accountable to my opinion! I'm 100% sure that there are things in my cuisine that you'd find absolutely disgusting. Different people, different tastes.
But seriously: what is it good on?
It's a good. 1:1 replacement for ketchup in all cases you'd use ketchup, IMO
Wait until they hear about mayochup
Basically cocktail sauce?
You guys buy branded ketchup? Its Aldis store brand or nothing for me.
Aren't you contradicting yourself if you only buy aldis store brand?
No.
Heinz > Store brand > Hunts, i buy generic mustard and everything else unless there’s a good sale.
Hunts truly is garbage tier.
I only buy fancy shit now and just eat less of it, like stokes and a couple of local ones.
All that own brand stuff is just tomato juice concentrate with a load of thickening agents plus sugar and crap to make it taste like something. And Heinz was always overly sweet crap anyway.
It's a bit of a long drive to Aldis for some of us, I don't know which country the closest one is in. Most people probably just buy what they grew up on. For me that's Felix so I guess you could say it's European, but Orkla is publicly traded so it sorta loses all meaning.
I buy Hela ketchup at Aldi, so I guess it's their store brand? Definitely cheap.
Til heinz is american
The Heinz who started the company was the son of German immigrant parents, hence the surname.
Brand ownership can get super weird.
Heinz is an American company. Daddies, which is a very British brand, is now owned by Heinz too, so is also American.
On the other hand Helmann's (of both mayo and ketchup providence) is an American brand which is now owned by Unilever...so technically British.
Tell me about it! I spent waaaay too much time in the store today, looking up the incestuous corporate relationships.
Also, TIL I learned that I need reading glasses :(
Fucking tiny print
Fun fact time! Heinz originated in Pittsburgh and used to have a massive factory built in the 1910's, and when it shut down they eventually renovated it into apartments. The buildings are now all named after what they once produced there - Bean Building, Meat Building, Cereal Building, Reservoir Building, and Shipping Building.
It's rumored that the Meat Building has a vibrant gay community.
Real life lore
Yes, they pronounce it correctly. Even if it was somehow a challenge, they have been hearing it in commercials since early childhood.
*Hela
Gewürzketchup is pretty different, though. It's not like there aren't hundreds of brands that make regular ketchup.
*Hola
*Helau
*Hula
*Hulu is not European.
Olau!
Thanks, fixed!
Neaver heard of Hela. And also never bought Heinz ketchup either. Only local Polish ketchups ftw.
That's the best choice anyway, buy local to support local business and people
Until recently none of the local ketchup brands in Sweden was to my liking, they all taste like what un-refrigerated Heinz tastes like, which I hate. But now there are a few that are good, not the same but good in their own way!
Sometimes it just takes a few tries to get used to something
Made in Venlo, the Netherlands
You spelt "Felix Ketchup" wrong.
I will buy European as much as possible but even I have my limits
yes. i cannot cope with not heinz
Y'all should be using Hela regardless of my county's dumb policies. Heinz is trash in comparison.
I absolutely love Hela but I honestly don't see how anyone could think it could be a substitute for tomato ketchup. The two aren't even remotely the same thing, except maybe in consistency.
The only thing my fries need is kewpie mayo 😋
You can make mayonnaise yourself within a few minutes. Its just eggyolk and oil. Tastes way better than anything store bought.
Also love Paladin from Portugal. They make a bunch of different condiments and sauces.
And so much better too
Their Curry ketchup is awesome
I once went to a fancy steak house and ordered potato wedges on the side
They brought us a sauciere of their "new sauce they are working on" to try out
And I swear it was literally just slightly thinned hela curry ketchup
It tasted exactly the same. Still great on wedges, tho
Aussie "ketchup" (tomatey sauce) is more rich and less firetruck red sickly sweet.
Rosella for those interested! https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/61679 (on a meat pie)
Speaking as a veteran of the Canadian Ketchup Wars, victory is achievable!
Canada brought Heinz to it's knees in our ketchup war nearly a decade ago, you can do it too.
Sadly even french's is now owned by the americans.
Wasn’t it always? I think it is a guys name, not a nationality.
The Americans boycotted it during the Iraq wars but that is just because they are stable geniuses.
[edit: just looked it up - Robert French — from New York ]
Upvoted for that “stable geniuses” line. Perfect
It was what the Canadian market moved to for ketchup and mustard after heinz fucked over Canadian workers. Its what the above is referring to, the move to the brand of "french's" to be more pro Canadian.
I am not talking about what usa people did or did not do, just that the Canadian move to french's is now not good enough.
Yeah but the goal of that Ketchup War wasn't to boycott the US, just to ensure that ketchup was being produced in Canada. And it was successful as Heinz was forced to open a new plant in Canada.
Now I just get the store brand Ketchup (seems good enough to me, it's likely made in the same plant as French's) so I think the US is completely out from my Ketchup purchases. Though I'm not sure who owns that plant (it's not French's they just have a contract with that plant to make it for them) but the point is to reduce the amount of money going to the US as much as possible, and that'll do it.
I don’t always want Gewürz in my Ketchup tho.
But there are enough alternatives to be fair.
Does it taste similar to American ketchup, or is it sweeter like the German ketchup I remember as a kid?
Hela has 3-4 different variants of "regular" non-curry ketchup with varying degrees of sweetness.
You just gotta find the one you like.
I'm a fan of Zeisner ketchup, but usually buy store brand (Boni) because my kids seem to drink it instead of dosing.
Pudliszki or death.
Can I get it in the US?
You can online. And if you haven't ever had curry ketchup, prepare for your life to change.
Me and my butthole are both prepared
Flying Goose Red Hot Chili Sauce is the only thing you need. Ketchup is for the weak.
Want to try these, anyone seen them in UK shops?
You're the first British person I've met that wasn't adamant that "brown sauce" was superior and no other condiment is ever needed.
That statement is correct, but without an inferior sauce to compare it to you can't show other people. I'd rather not buy US for that.
Yes! This is the attitude I've come to expect from British people about brown sauce :P
Ha yeah, ive never been a fan of brown sauce. And its nice to try something new for a change.
HP sauce is very available in Canada as well if that is your thing. That is the “brown sauce” in the UK and it is everywhere.
HP is owned by Heinz/Kraft.
Daddies is as well.
I'm not going without brown sauce. Some compromises have to be made.
No, HP and generic "brown sauce" are very different animals. TBH I don't much like either, preferring ketchup, but my wife will only touch HP. She won't touch no-name generic brown sauce at all.
Oh I know, and I've traveled so I've had brown sauce before. But condiment preferences is all about what you're used to, so I prefer ketchup. Just find it amusing how adamant British people are about the superiority of brown sauce.
I'm not British and brown sauce is great, but these German ones are also great. Keeping my diet in check these days so no sauces for me though T_T
Oliehoorn ftw.
Is that BBQ flavored ketchup? God, I'm so down for that.
Isn't BBQ sauce already smoke-flavored ketchup (in most cases)?
Ketchup is the main component in what most people think of as BBQ sauce. There are others that are regional within the US that are vinegar-based and mustard-based (and possibly another I'm forgetting).
pls don't use the meme template with that dick head
I'd order some from here just to try it but with the rate things ship to me it won't be hela fresh.
badum'tsh
Do yourselves one better and find chili sauce, it’s like ketchup made with peppers too.
Let's not use pedos in memes though.
British food is good, let's bury this stupid meme. German and British food aren't that different anyway.