American Readers(and others too)

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Morai

They would have found it very strange, especially since Ketchup comes in bottles instead of jars or bowls. The taste, would most likely be foreign, because I don't think hobbits had tomatos, but I could be wrong....

I don't see why Hobbits should not have had tomatoes. They had pipeweed, and tobacco, correct me if I'm wrong, is native to the Americas so why should they not also have tomatoes. They do of course also have taters, which are also a native plant to the Americas, but now a staple in the UK and Ireland so we've almost forgotten where they came from, like I almost did just then! Though I imagine Hobbits might make their tomatoes more into a rich sauce than a ketchup, or just eat them raw with big slices of ham and cheese.