Ketchup Assortment 3-Pack from Zum Heiligen Stein. Mild, spiced, and hot in three small jars – for tasting and gifting.

The Ketchup Assortment 3-Pack from Zum Heiligen Stein contains one 75g jar each of mild, spiced, and hot ketchup from Lich near Gießen, in a gift box. Handmade with tomato paste from Northern Italy, cane sugar, vinegar with raspberry juice, and spices – free from thickeners, flavor enhancers, and preservatives, vegan. The "getting-to-know-you" size instead of the bulk pack.

The assortment set is the answer to the question we are asked most often about this ketchup: Which variety should I choose? Three small jars, three levels of heat, one recipe – after a barbecue, you will know whether you prefer mild, spiced, or hot. And because the jars come in a box, the set also makes a great gift – we have sold it over a thousand times.

Three jars, one recipe, three heat levels

All three varieties share the same base from our workshop: double-concentrated tomato paste, cane sugar, a vinegar with raspberry juice that makes the acidity rounder than distilled vinegar, paprika, and the spice blend that Boris Sauerborn keeps to himself. The only difference is the heat. Mild is sweet and tomatoey with no heat – the variety for children and for fish. Spiced is the original, medium-hot, and our best-selling ketchup. Hot gets cayenne pepper and warms you in the back of the throat instead of burning.

All three are thick, a ketchup for spooning rather than pouring. And all three contain sugar like a classic tomato ketchup – this set is not suitable for a sugar-reduced diet.

For tasting, for gifting, for the vacation home

75 grams is three to four portions – enough to test a variety over two evenings: once with bratwurst, once with fries or scrambled eggs. After that, it's easier to decide on the large jar. Anyone who already knows the answer and wants a supply should get the Ketchup 3-Pack with 3 × 400 g.

The set works well as a small gift because it is small, attractive, and unusual: three jars of ketchup in a box that will get people talking at the host's grill. It is also the ideal size for vacation homes, camper vans, and office refrigerators – three varieties that get used up quickly instead of sitting open for weeks.

The set is not suitable as a supply for a family that eats ketchup every day – the jars are too small for that, and the large jar is significantly cheaper per gram. And if you already know you only like the hot one, it’s better to buy the 400g jar right away.

Our tip: Place the three jars side by side on the table and let your guests guess which is which. After the hot one, the order is usually clear.

From the restaurant kitchen of Zum Heiligen Stein in Muschenheim

The three varieties originate from the kitchen of the Zum Heiligen Stein restaurant in Muschenheim, a district of Lich near Gießen. Boris Sauerborn developed the spiced ketchup for the lamb bratwursts from his own farm because there was no suitable sauce on the market; the mild and hot versions are variations up and down the heat scale. The restaurant sauce grew into a gourmet workshop that stirs, fills, and labels every variety by hand.

The tomato content is the heart of the recipe: about 400 grams of tomatoes go into every kilo of ketchup, in the form of double-concentrated paste from Northern Italy. That is why the tomato alone provides the binding and color. The lamb on the stone on the label is a reminder of the bratwursts that started it all – and of the "Heiliger Stein" (Holy Stone), the stone monument after which the restaurant is named.

All three varieties were awarded at the 2025 Great Taste Awards by the British Guild of Fine Food – spiced with two stars, mild and hot with one star each.

The small gift with a big impact

The assortment set has been one of our favorite small gifts for years – it is perfect for a barbecue with friends, as a Secret Santa gift, for an adult Advent calendar, or as a thank-you for neighbors. It costs barely more than a large jar and provides three different varieties.

People who start with this often order a large jar of the variety that ran out first – usually the spiced one, our bestseller.

Three small jars of ketchup from Lich – mild, spiced, hot, for tasting, bringing along, and gifting.