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aquidneck : 10/6/2015 10:40 am
I'll go with ketchup for obvious reasons: All-American, tomato-based and delicious.

I know the fatties out there love their mayo and I suppose there are retards that like mustard, but fuck 'em.

Can't even think of anything else that matters.



hot sauce  
Greg from LI : 10/6/2015 10:43 am : link
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Ketchup.  
Randy in CT : 10/6/2015 10:45 am : link
For hot dogs. (Piss off!)
I'm gonna go mayo  
Mike in Long Beach : 10/6/2015 10:45 am : link
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Salsa  
Steve L : 10/6/2015 10:46 am : link
and dill relish. Yum.
Real fatties go with that candy in a bottle - ketchup  
T in NJ : 10/6/2015 10:46 am : link
Enjoy your high fructose corn syrup and red food dye.
The most important condiments are salt and pepper.  
T in NJ : 10/6/2015 10:47 am : link
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I don't think you're  
pjcas18 : 10/6/2015 10:48 am : link
supposed to say retards.
Salsa  
Wuphat : 10/6/2015 10:50 am : link
You can replace almost any condiment with salsa and get an edible dish
"fatties" and "retards"?  
Peter in Atl : 10/6/2015 10:54 am : link
I would have bet your favorites were vinegar and water.
i use ketchup the most  
UConn4523 : 10/6/2015 10:55 am : link
but hot sauce is right there. Spicy mustard is next but far less used since its really only burgers and hotdogs.
is salsa a condiment?  
UConn4523 : 10/6/2015 10:56 am : link
I feel like there's way too many ingredients in it to classify as a condiment. Its really in its own category as it isn't a sauce, IMO.
Only "fatties"  
RinR : 10/6/2015 10:57 am : link
like mayo? Who knew
RE: The most important condiments are salt and pepper.  
steve in ky : 10/6/2015 10:58 am : link
In comment 12529499 T in NJ said:
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Wouldn't they be considered spices?
Sri / Franks  
natefit : 10/6/2015 11:07 am : link
and ya retards and fatties? Really?
RE: The most important condiments are salt and pepper.  
BMac : 10/6/2015 11:14 am : link
In comment 12529499 T in NJ said:
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Those aren't condiments.
As a lifelong NYer, I have to go with Mustard  
sb from NYT Forum : 10/6/2015 11:16 am : link
...and not yellow mustard, but spicy brown.
Spicy Brown..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/6/2015 11:17 am : link
mustard kicks ass. Even for us retards.
mayo - low energy and stupid  
njm : 10/6/2015 11:21 am : link
"They're all losers. Now I have a plan, and it's a great plan. We're going to round up all the salsa and send it back to Mexico. And were going to develop an American condiment that will be world class. I can't go into details right now, but it will be fantastic."
Definition  
T in NJ : 10/6/2015 11:28 am : link
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A condiment is a spice, sauce, or other food preparation that is added to food to impart a particular flavor, to enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.

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Dictionary definition  
T in NJ : 10/6/2015 11:31 am : link
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something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.

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Hot sauce. And it's not even close.  
Bluenatic : 10/6/2015 11:31 am : link
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I didn't know spices were considered a condiment  
steve in ky : 10/6/2015 11:33 am : link
If we are including them then I would agree with salt being the most important.
RE: Definition  
BMac : 10/6/2015 11:39 am : link
In comment 12529620 T in NJ said:
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A condiment is a spice, sauce, or other food preparation that is added to food to impart a particular flavor, to enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.

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Find a more rigorous definition than Wikipedia. They use the rationale that because they're placed on restaurant tables that they are condiments. This is nonsense.

Pepper is a spice; salt is a mineral that masks bitterness. If you were to have said that flavored salt(s) are condiments, you would be correct, i.e., onion salt, garlic salt, etc. Even flavored pepper(s) can be included in the condiment category.

It has become common to consider any flavoring agent as a "condiment." Unfortunately, this does nothing more than muddy the waters and reduces the very real differences between condiments, which are combinations of substances, and spices and minerals which are used as single-flavor/effect substances.
I use dijon the most, followed by mayo  
Bill L : 10/6/2015 11:41 am : link
but the one I would miss the most would be real maple syrup
well, by that definition  
Bill L : 10/6/2015 11:42 am : link
definitely salt but pepper is right there too. And hot sauce
Ketchup is as much a condiment as just pouring sugar  
jcn56 : 10/6/2015 11:46 am : link
on your food. Mustard, FTW.
Oh, salt  
Deej : 10/6/2015 11:47 am : link
clearly salt. Then pepper. Then probably mustard -- not the best as a topper necessarily, but really excels as an ingredient.
Seriously, spices as condiments?  
jcn56 : 10/6/2015 11:48 am : link
Retards and fatties? What is it, backwards day?
If salt and pepper are indeed condiments  
rsjem1979 : 10/6/2015 11:49 am : link
It's an open and shut case. Every single savory food on the planet requires salt, at a bare minimum.

Leaving that particular subset of condiments out of the equation, I'm tempted to go with dijon mustard. Delicious on sandwiches, and an important ingredient in a variety sauces and marinades for chicken, pork or lamb.
I don't think salt should necessarily be a widely used condiment  
Bill L : 10/6/2015 11:50 am : link
in the sense that you add it onto food that's already been prepared. If the food is cooked properly, you wouldn't need to use salt (or pepper) as a condiment.
I  
DanMetroMan : 10/6/2015 11:50 am : link
very rarely use ketchup. LOVE mustard but I'll have to go with hot sauce.
trojan....oh... err....wait  
micky : 10/6/2015 11:50 am : link
Salt and pepper
RE: RE: Definition  
T in NJ : 10/6/2015 11:55 am : link
In comment 12529649 BMac said:
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In comment 12529620 T in NJ said:


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A condiment is a spice, sauce, or other food preparation that is added to food to impart a particular flavor, to enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.

Wikipedia - ( New Window )



Find a more rigorous definition than Wikipedia. They use the rationale that because they're placed on restaurant tables that they are condiments. This is nonsense.

Pepper is a spice; salt is a mineral that masks bitterness. If you were to have said that flavored salt(s) are condiments, you would be correct, i.e., onion salt, garlic salt, etc. Even flavored pepper(s) can be included in the condiment category.

It has become common to consider any flavoring agent as a "condiment." Unfortunately, this does nothing more than muddy the waters and reduces the very real differences between condiments, which are combinations of substances, and spices and minerals which are used as single-flavor/effect substances.



I also included the dictionary.com definition.

Plus, that's you opinion. How about you step forward with a reference?
RE: I don't think salt should necessarily be a widely used condiment  
rsjem1979 : 10/6/2015 11:55 am : link
In comment 12529686 Bill L said:
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in the sense that you add it onto food that's already been prepared. If the food is cooked properly, you wouldn't need to use salt (or pepper) as a condiment.


Cooking food "properly" includes salting it during its preparation.
RE: RE: I don't think salt should necessarily be a widely used condiment  
Bill L : 10/6/2015 11:57 am : link
In comment 12529707 rsjem1979 said:
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In comment 12529686 Bill L said:


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in the sense that you add it onto food that's already been prepared. If the food is cooked properly, you wouldn't need to use salt (or pepper) as a condiment.



Cooking food "properly" includes salting it during its preparation.
I know. That's what I meant. To me condiment is an add-on and in that situation salt is an ingredient. But, as with the conversation above, I have no references and it's only my opinion.
Mayo is first  
Upstate_Giants_fan : 10/6/2015 12:08 pm : link
then sriracha,

then:

Sorry about the pic size  
Upstate_Giants_fan : 10/6/2015 12:09 pm : link
is there a way to reduce a pic before submitting?
Most chefs will tell..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/6/2015 12:11 pm : link
you that seasoning food is key to developing flavor, and they use a lot of salt. Not the table kind we are used to like Morton's, but kosher salt of artisan salt.
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Stan in LA : 10/6/2015 12:13 pm : link
RE: RE: RE: I don't think salt should necessarily be a widely used condiment  
rsjem1979 : 10/6/2015 12:38 pm : link
In comment 12529716 Bill L said:
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In comment 12529707 rsjem1979 said:


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In comment 12529686 Bill L said:


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in the sense that you add it onto food that's already been prepared. If the food is cooked properly, you wouldn't need to use salt (or pepper) as a condiment.



Cooking food "properly" includes salting it during its preparation.

I know. That's what I meant. To me condiment is an add-on and in that situation salt is an ingredient. But, as with the conversation above, I have no references and it's only my opinion.


In that case, I agree.
I guess one way to judge it would be by how much you use it.  
BlueLou : 10/6/2015 12:44 pm : link
In which case in my house olive oil, evoo, wins by a landslide. We must go through at least 8 bottles of olive oil for every one bottle of ketchup. Sweet hot Thai chili garlic sauce would be next, about tied with balsamic vinegar. Ketchup disappears only slightly faster than those two.
Mayo  
Bill in UT : 10/6/2015 12:56 pm : link
is king
I've gotten to the point where...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/6/2015 12:57 pm : link
I'll only use mayo when making dips. And I only use ketchup when making sauces. Can't remember the last time I used either as is out of the bottle.
RE: Most chefs will tell..  
Jim in Fairfax : 10/6/2015 1:00 pm : link
In comment 12529781 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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you that seasoning food is key to developing flavor, and they use a lot of salt. Not the table kind we are used to like Morton's, but kosher salt of artisan salt.

Kosher salt is just a larger grain. And Mortons makes Kosher salt.
Salsa  
feelflows : 10/6/2015 1:02 pm : link
GEORGE: Why don't they have salsa on the table?

JERRY: What do you need salsa for?

GEORGE: Salsa is now the number one condiment in America.

JERRY: You know why? Because people like to say "salsa." "Excuse me, do
you have salsa?" "We need more salsa." "Where is the salsa? No salsa?"

GEORGE: You know it must be impossible for a Spanish person to order
seltzer and not get salsa. (Angry) "I wanted seltzer, not salsa."

JERRY: "Don't you know the difference between seltzer and salsa?? You
have the seltezer after the salsa
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T in NJ : 10/6/2015 1:52 pm : link
In comment 12529788 Stan in LA said:
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+1
Derrrrrrrrrrrrrr  
I'mRonBurgandy? : 10/6/2015 3:27 pm : link
I like mustard. Brown mustard or horseradish mustard.
Spicy Brown Mustard  
Mike in NY : 10/6/2015 3:35 pm : link
or Russian Dressing
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