As much as people poetically and lovingly extol the virtues of organic and homemade ketchup, there is a reason why Heinz is so popular and not easy to recreate at home. I know that most mass produced products lose some of their farm fresh, just made attractiveness, but when trying to make your own and balance the flavours, the truth is evident: Heinz came up with a pretty good formula and bottled it. The reason I say this is because I tasted a little of the original Heinz variety for comparison when making my own and realised there simply was no competition. The original had such depth and complexity, so much more sweetness and tartness to make mine taste bland and one dimensional, despite the millions of things I had put in it.
