"Despite Bourdain and Obama's firm anti-position, it's worth noting that ketchup on eggs is a fairly common pairing. On the palate, ketchup's sweet acidity brings bright counterbalance to eggs' richness. It's a trip around the tongue, encompassing complementary, dimensional salt and fat components. One Reddit thread dedicated to the controversy offers myriad stances. Foodies suggest other preferred condiments, from salsa to hot sauce, or argue that ketchup is fine on egg sandwiches and scram"
"Bourdain shares, "My daughter's eight, [(the episode aired in 2016)] and she put ketchup on eggs the other day, and I didn't know what to do, what good parenting called for at this point." Obama, laughing, replies, "An intervention." Still, there are worse ways to eat ketchup. Donald Trump, for instance, puts ketchup on well-done steak ... but we digress."
Anthony Bourdain sat for a meal with Barack Obama in Hanoi, where Bourdain posed whether ketchup on a hot dog is ever acceptable. Obama responded that ketchup on a hot dog is unacceptable, saying "It's not acceptable past the age of eight." Obama attributes an outspoken dislike for ketchup to his long tenure in Chicago, where the Chicago-style hot dog omits ketchup by strict tradition. Bourdain recounted that his eight-year-old daughter put ketchup on eggs, prompting laughter and talk of an "intervention." Ketchup on eggs remains common for many, with proponents citing its sweet acidity as counterbalance to eggs' richness and varied condiment preferences emerging online.
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