German "ketchup"
 

When we were in Germany visiting the Neuschwanstein castle, we stopped on the way down at one of the vendors and got brats.
They had condiments out and one of them looked like ketchup but was much better tasting.
Does anyone know what it is or if it can be found in the states?
Thanks,
Molly

I can find German "ketchup" at a couple of delis in Utah that specialize in European foods. But I found that if I mix some sweet paprika in my ketchup it is close to the same thing. I also like the curried ketchup that they use on some of their sausages. This post is making me hungry. Good luck.

They don't have American style ketchup, per se, but rather theirs is sold in a tube, similar to toothpaste packaging. My sister buys it all the time for her family there and loves it. Both the consistency and the flavor is more intense (full-bodied) compared to its American counterpart.

It's probably curry ketchup.

Go to www.germandeli.com and do a search for ketchup. You'll find several varieties.

I would say somthing similar to the sauce topping Currywurst in Berlin

While American style ketchup like Heinz or Kraft is very popular and available anywhere in Germany (in contrast to some other poster's claims), there are German recipes around that contain curry and or other spices.
The leading manufacturer of these is Hela Hermann Laue Spice Works from Ahrensburg, close to Hamburg.
They claim on their website that their products are available worldwide. They have an American webpage, too, which you might want to check:

http://www.helausa.com/

Their German webpage appears to be in German only:

http://www.hela-ketchup.de/

Good luck in finding some!
hsv

I have given up on Heinz/Hunts and almost exclusivly use chile sauce for "ketchup" while still not the same as the German Ketchup it is more flavorful than the other stuff and can be found anywhere.

Growing up my mom made ketchup from scratch with our tomatoes, I have done it a few times too, but do you know how many days (and bushes of toms) it takes to boil down enough to fill a few jars? It was great but I just no longer have the time to do it.