What is the original English word for ketchup ?
the Chinese mixed a concoction of pickled fish and spices and called it ( in the Amoy dialect ) kôe - chiap or kê - chiap ( 鮭汁 , Mandarin Chinese guī zhī , Cantonese gwai1 zap1 ) meaning the brine of pickled fish ( 鮭 , salmon ; 汁 , juice ) or shellfish .