A fried chicken sandwich with comeback sauce

Comeback sauce is a dipping sauce used for fried foods or as a salad dressing in the cuisine of central Mississippi.[1]

Description

Similar to Louisiana remoulade, the base of the sauce consists of mayonnaise and chili sauce (or some approximation of that combination).[2] Many recipes also call for the addition of other ingredients such as Worcestershire sauce, ketchup or paprika.[3][1]

Several Jackson, Mississippi, restaurants serve their own variations of the sauce and many offer bottled comeback sauce.

History

The sauce began to appear in Greek restaurants in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1930s or 1940s. Its invention has been credited to one of two restaurants, either the Mayflower Cafe[4] or the Rotisserie Restaurant.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Comeback Sauce". Southern Living. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. ↑ Foreman, Mary. "Mississippi Comeback Sauce". Deep South Dish.
  3. ↑ "Comeback Sauce Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Comeback Sauce: A Southern Staple". eatdrinkmississippi. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  5. ↑ "This Stuff Tastes Like Jackson". 8 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Comeback Sauce / Comeback Dressing". Deep Fried Kudzu. 18 October 2007.


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