Spanish friar Bernardino de Sahagún first wrote about this red condiment in the 1500s after seeing it sold in the markets of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), and in New Zealand the same everyday phrase describes what Americans usually call ketchup. Which red condiment goes by this name in both countries?

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Tomato sauce. Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún is believed to be the first European to write about tomato sauce after encountering it in the markets of Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, and today in New Zealand the same term describes what Americans call ketchup.