Battle Over Heinz VS. Hunt's Ketchup Rocks Food Twitter In Latest Viral Debate

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for ketchup, so he brought over Hunt's. The neighbor was purportedly disappointed it wasn't Heinz, so @WoodyLuvsCoffee rescinded his offer, leading them to an altercation that landed the Twitter user on a "neighborhood" app.

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.

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.

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.