Who Made The First Ketchup?

Who Made The First Ketchup? Finally, in 1812, the first recipe for tomato-based ketchup debuted. James Mease, a Philadelphia scientist, is credited with developing the recipe. He wrote that the choicest ketchup came from “love apples,” as tomatoes were then called. Who invented ketchup and why? The company was founded some 125 years ago by