Tomato Ketchup - AIBU?

[poppincandy]

Look I appreciate in the grand scheme of things this is a pathetically small thing, but I'm just interested to get other people's perspective.

My dc are all very good eaters, and can sit and eat well in all environments, and on occassion other diners have commented on what lovely well behaved children they are.

So what's happened is - my son had a friend over who likes tomato ketchup with his chips, although in our family we do not have ketchup, we always have it in the cupboard for any visitors who would like it, along with coffee, salad cream, mustard etc.

Anyway my son does not eat chips (choice not diet), but fancied having the ketchup with the chicken he was having, he then said that he likes the taste of ketchup.

Roll forward to this evening, we go to a smart restaurant, my ds (5) orders sausage, mash, peas and gravy. When they serve the food, the asked whether we would like anything else and my ds pipes up 'Please may I have some tomato ketchup'. They bought it over no problem, but there was a part of me that was like 'Oh no don't go ruining every meal with ketchup, and it looks such a naff thing to do, in some establishments'.

Am I being a snob?

I suspect I am and BU.

what about lime pickle, DCMB?

(how are you btw, haven't seen you around for a while...)

Ketchup on macaroni cheese - food of the gods.

When I was little and had been to a friend's house for dinner, Mum asked what I'd had. Apparently I said 'tomato sauce' straight away and had to think quite hard what else was on my plate

Petit Blanc make their own Tomato Ketchup for kids!

Agree about the gravy comment DCMB. Forget all that thin watery meat flavoured 'jus' you get on a roast in gastropubs - yer need to get yerself some proper gravy, nice and thick, like.

No lime pickle for me, thumb, I'm too wussy for that. :o

I'm fine, just over halfway through the summer holidays and have practically forgotten that I actually have a JOB, which is just wonderful!