Battle Over Heinz vs Hunts Ketchup Rocks Food Twitter

Few things divide Americans as fiercely brands selling two slightly different versions of the same product. Think Pepsi vs. Coke, Pabst vs. Budweiser, Xbox vs. PlayStation. Now, we can add one more debate to the list: Heinz vs. Hunt's ketchup.

The two ketchup brands came to a head over the weekend when Twitter user @WoodyLuvsCoffee related a story about how his neighbor asked him for ketchup, so he brought over Hunt's. The neighbor was purportedly disappointed it wasn't Heinz, so @WoodyLuvsCoffee rescinded his offer, leading them to an altercation that landed the Twitter user on a "neighborhood" app.

My neighbor asked to borrow ketchup (yes, I know a neighbor) & gave me attitude cuz it was Hunt’s and not Heinz so I pulled it back & refused to give it to her and now our altercation is on a neighborhood app. What I’m saying is we’re living in the stupidest timeline in history.

— Woodrow Peel (@WoodyLuvsCoffee) February 27, 2022

Unfortunately, no other details were provided, such as how an argument over ketchup brands got so bad it ended up on a Nextdoor-type app, leaving Twitter to ponder the facts: is this a case of a "choosing beggar" being disappointed for getting offered Hunt's? Was the poster too being a jerk for refusing to give her the ketchup after she gave him attitude? And is ketchup a topic that requires this level of passion? These were hotly debated as the story went viral on Twitter.

First, there was the contingency of tweeters who agreed that offering Hunt's was an insult to the very idea of ketchup and community.

Queen knows her worth

— nate (@MateNain) February 27, 2022

Hunts is a crime against nature https://t.co/tehDiUTfN1

— 🇺🇦 Comяade Caятeя (@CPP_Comrade) February 28, 2022

I’d be mad too cos why’re you trying to poison me with hunt’s ketchup https://t.co/zKP0QKAlWT

— Ola (@tom_mf_crook) February 28, 2022

This is a completely normal reaction if someone tries to give me fucking Hunt's Ketchup no joke. I am and always will be team Heinz https://t.co/xJ3KeSmbby

— Oh Worm? (@ArcaneMage2001) February 28, 2022

Others were more sympathetic to the original poster, as the story seemed to highlight just how many unknowable landmines there are in any seemingly casual interaction with another human being.

Both are good brands! Borrowers can’t be choosy! https://t.co/MyzuePEy4a

— Peggy Jackson (@PeggyJa56911361) February 28, 2022

See this is why I refuse to interact with people. One wrong word and suddenly you have made an enemy https://t.co/yHxVpag1Mr

— offense attorney (@cursedjeans) February 28, 2022

This is so bizarre to me. I would just suffer and eat something plain or drive to the store before I would EVER go to my neighbor and ask for anything. Just hell no. https://t.co/iARiB1niQ3

— That guy (@ThatGuy4442) February 28, 2022

Like they always say, "diss my ketchup and you miss my ketchup".

— Stuposterous Granularity (@StupendousGrav1) February 27, 2022

Unfortunately, we don't have screenshots of the purported "neighborhood app" post to learn more about how the situation resolved itself. However, if there's one thing we can learn from this story, it's that many people online prefer Heinz over Hunt's, and will fight to the death for their favorite vaguely tomato flavored slop.