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> Ketchup is a sauce with tomatoes in, but it generally includes vinegar, salt and quite a lot of sugar; tends to have a consistent, lump-free texture; it's applied to greasy food like fries and hamburgers; and only about one tablespoon would be used per meal.

What you've described is just called tomato sauce in my part of the world (Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand). So what we call tomato sauce, you call ketchup.

EDIT: I found this https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heinz-ketchup-australi...

[dagw]

So what we call tomato sauce, you call ketchup.

Interesting. Do you have a different word for the tomato based sauce made from fresh or canned tomatoes often used on pizzas and pasta?

[EdwardDiego]

We do tomato paste and tomato puree. Typically use the paste for a pizza base, and if you're making your own pasta sauce, tomato puree with a dollop of paste to up the tomatoeness.

[NickNameNick]

Pizza sauce (or possibly tomato paste), and pasta sauce, respectively.

Tomato Sauce and Ketchup aren't quite the same thing here - ketchup is probably stronger and thicker, but they are used the same way.

[EdwardDiego]

Ketchup tastes like it has more vinegar in it than tomato sauce, but that's a highly subjective Kiwi opinion.

Incidentally, the best tomato sauce is whatever magical sauce they use on the hot-dogs at A&P shows.