The base for this chili ketchup is Curtice Brothers tomato ketchup. It's cooked with Bhut Jolokia chilies, which give the ketchup a pleasant spiciness - no wonder, since they're among the hottest around, with up to a million Scoville units. By comparison, pure capsaicin is measured at 16 million units. But do not worry, the Bhut Jolokia chili pepper is not the main actor here, these are the Italian organic tomatoes, as the most important ingredient but tone-setting.

When two brothers are passionate about ketchup, but at the same time their quality standards rise, it can result in one of two things. Either they settle for the commercial ketchup varieties, or they start making ketchup themselves, and can prepare it exactly the way they like it and, more importantly, the way they like it. Of course, the brothers took the path of home production, which was not so easy at first. Until they had a recipe that they (and the strict tasters from their circle of friends and family) were completely enthusiastic about, several pots of ketchup had to be cooked. Here, the real secret to their ketchup is that 1) it's handcrafted really well, 2) only high-quality organic ingredients are used, and 3) little sugar and salt are used.
In practice, they also take into account another important factor, time: organic Italian tomatoes (no concentrate!) are cooked at the lowest possible temperatures in the shortest possible time and bottled. In it, the ketchup rests for a month to develop its intense flavor. The result is a clean, naturally fruity, tomatoey ketchup that even convinces chefs of the upscale cuisine - and us. That's why we offer it in three varieties: as tomato, chili and curry ketchup.
Under the label Curtice Brothers, an American ketchup company that the brothers of the same name from Rochester had founded and the "Bauer brothers" have now revived, they distribute this and other sauces.

Specification:

Organic Tomato Ketchup with Chili Powder

Ingredients:

77% tomatoes*, onions*, sugar*, apples*, brandy vinegar*, mixed spices*, mustard seeds*, Aceto Balsamico di Modena g.g.A.*, sea salt, ginger*, garlic*, 0.06% chili* (* from controlled organic cultivation)

Storage and preparation instructions:

Store in a cool place after opening.

Origin:

Italy

Organic Control Board:

IT-BIO-006

Responsible Food Operator:

Curtice Brothers GmbH
Wildpretmarkt 2-4
1010 Vienna
Austria