Ketchup

[noderaser]

I like "Fry Sauce", which is usually a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise depending on the restaurant. I've heard that it's kind of a regional thing, mostly in the west/northwest and Utah?

[magu2k]

I am Canadian and while arguably I'd say more people prefer ketchup over mayo as a condiment, I definitely prefer mayo for fries.

Hmmm, I've never tried that. I've had fries with mustard, or ketchup, ranch dressing, honey mustard, and a couple of times with ketchup and mayo mixed together, but never with mayo by itself. I'll have to give that a try.

don't forget Vinegar! very popular in the UK.

[magu2k]

I like "Fry Sauce", which is usually a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise depending on the restaurant. I've heard that it's kind of a regional thing, mostly in the west/northwest and Utah?

Yes, thats a PNW thing. In western Canada nobody has the creativity to look past ketchup, but largely, thousand islands dressing, at it's most basic is mayo and ketchup with at least some glarlic (theres other stuff too, and it's a big thing in Puerto Rico.

[Conrad]

I like "Fry Sauce", which is usually a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise depending on the restaurant. I've heard that it's kind of a regional thing, mostly in the west/northwest and Utah?

In Ireland, you will often find a ketchup/mayo blend like that in burgers that you get in fast food restaurants or fish and chips shops other than McDonalds or burger king. It's a normal thing to see here. And the spiced up/embellished version of that, thousand island sauce can be found on chicken burgers sold in the popular chain " Supermacs" (Irish restaurant chain set up by a former GAA player known as super Mac.) That thousand island sauce in chicken burger thing is also copied in many independent fast food places too. Though Mayo is common in chicken burgers too

To answer the original posters question about if ketchup is a popular civilian condiment, in Ireland and the UK, yes, it's very popular.

[parafireboy]

I am Canadian and while arguably I'd say more people prefer ketchup over mayo as a condiment, I definitely prefer mayo for fries.

Hmmm, I've never tried that. I've had fries with mustard, or ketchup, ranch dressing, honey mustard, and a couple of times with ketchup and mayo mixed together, but never with mayo by itself. I'll have to give that a try.

don't forget Vinegar! very popular in the UK.

I have tried that! Honestly, I found it a little strange, but maybe it's an acquired taste. I had fish & chips at a local place, and they served it with malt vinegar. I figured I'd give it a shot as a fry dip. It wasn't bad, just strange. I'll have to try it again next time I order that.