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'''Mumbo sauce''' or '''mambo sauce''' is a [[condiment]] developed and popularized |
'''Mumbo sauce''' or '''mambo sauce''' is a [[condiment]] developed and popularized at [[take-out]] [[restaurants]]in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The red-orange sauce is similar to [[barbecue sauce]], but somewhat sweeter, and also somewhat spicier or more sour. (There is some variation in flavor and consistency.) It is put onto fried [[chicken]] wings, [[french fries]], fried jumbo shrimp, and [[fried rice]]. The origin and ingredients of Mumbo sauce are subject to great dispute.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mumbo-mambo-sauce-washington-dc-article|title=This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything|work=Epicurious|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashlie D. |last=Stevens |date=January 17, 2021 |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/the-story-of-mambo-or-mumbo-sauce-the-condiment-that-likely-fueled-the-civil-rights-movement/ |title=The Story of Mambo (or Mumbo) Sauce, the Condiment That Likely Fueled the Civil Rights Movement |website=Salon.com |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref> It is often compared to [[Chicago]] [[mild sauce]], found at [[take-out]] [[restaurants]] in that city’s predominantly [[African American|Black neighborhoods]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Bill |last=Daley |date=June 24, 2017 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-mild-sauce-hearken-food-0628-story.html |title=What's the Story? Answering a Reader's Questions About Mild Sauce, the Condiment You'll Find Only in Chicago |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 2018, DC Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] drew national attention when she called Mumbo Sauce "annoying" in a Facebook post. She also questioned whether it was "quintessential" DC. Her comments sparked controversy, while her spokesperson said that her remarks were meant to liven Thanksgiving discussions.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Eli Watkins|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/dc-mayor-bowser-mumbo-sauce/index.html|title=DC mayor stirs up controversy with saucy mumbo criticism|work=CNN|date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> |
In 2018, DC Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] drew national attention when she called Mumbo Sauce "annoying" in a Facebook post. She also questioned whether it was "quintessential" DC. Her comments sparked controversy, while her spokesperson said that her remarks were meant to liven Thanksgiving discussions.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Eli Watkins|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/dc-mayor-bowser-mumbo-sauce/index.html|title=DC mayor stirs up controversy with saucy mumbo criticism|work=CNN|date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> |
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On October 9, 2023, popular fast-food chain [[McDonald's]] released their own version of the sauce as a limited time offering in their US locations. Alongside the dipping sauce's release, they hosted a media campaign pairing with multiple content creators to promote the product, as well as developing a short YouTube documentary covering the sauce's history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/two-new-sauces-join-mcdusa-lineup.html|title=Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Two New Sauces Join the McDonald’s® USA Lineup|work=McDonald's USA|date=28 September 2023}}</ref> |
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==Cultural references== |
==Cultural references== |
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* The DC hip-hop artist [[Christylez Bacon]] performs a song about Mambo sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUaj19wNMR0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/eUaj19wNMR0 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Christylez Bacon - Mambo Sauce|access-date=Jan 9, 2020|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
* The DC hip-hop artist [[Christylez Bacon]] performs a song about Mambo sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUaj19wNMR0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/eUaj19wNMR0 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Christylez Bacon - Mambo Sauce|access-date=Jan 9, 2020|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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* Black Flag Brewing Co., a brewery in Columbia, MD has a beer named Mambo Sauce after the sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blackflagbrewingco.com/|title=Black Flag Brewing Co|website=blackflagbrewingco.com|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref> |
* Black Flag Brewing Co., a brewery in Columbia, MD has a beer named Mambo Sauce after the sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blackflagbrewingco.com/|title=Black Flag Brewing Co|website=blackflagbrewingco.com|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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* Writer Camille Acker features a story called "Mambo Sauce" in her debut short story collection "Training School for Negro Girls" |
* Writer Camille Acker features a story called "Mambo Sauce" in her debut short story collection "Training School for Negro Girls"<ref>Acker, Camille (2018). ''Training School for Negro Girls'', p. 129-158. Feminist Press, New York. {{ISBN|978-1-936932-37-5}}.</ref> |
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* The event series based out of DC entitled Chicken & Mumbo Sauce |
* The event series based out of DC entitled Chicken & Mumbo Sauce<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chickenandmumbosauce.com/|title=Chicken & Mumbo Sauce|website=Chicken & Mumbo Sauce|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Alternative names | Mambo sauce |
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Place of origin | USA |
Region or state | Washington, D.C. |
Mumbo sauceormambo sauce is a condiment developed and popularized at take-out restaurantsinWashington, D.C.. The red-orange sauce is similar to barbecue sauce, but somewhat sweeter, and also somewhat spicier or more sour. (There is some variation in flavor and consistency.) It is put onto fried chicken wings, french fries, fried jumbo shrimp, and fried rice. The origin and ingredients of Mumbo sauce are subject to great dispute.[1][2] It is often compared to Chicago mild sauce, found at take-out restaurants in that city’s predominantly Black neighborhoods.[3]
The trademark Mumbo name was first used by Argia B. Collins Sr., for use in connection with a barbecue sauce he developed for his Chicago restaurant.[4] Since at least as early as 1950, Mr. Collins and his business used this trademark, and his successor-in-interest, Select Brands, LLC, registered the trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 25, 1999, Registration No. 2,247,855.[5] The Mumbo trademark has been used for sauces, and appears on labels as part of the phrase Mumbo® Sauce.[6]
Some people have used the term "Mumbo Sauce" in articles, internet blogs and advertisements for their sauce products, in connection with a sauce said to have originated in Washington, DC Chinese restaurants used on chicken wings, French fries, and fried rice. Select Brands has challenged such uses as incorrect and as potential infringements of its Mumbo trademark.[7]
However, according to Capital City Mumbo Sauce, the sauce originated in a restaurant called "Wings-n-Things" in the late 1960s.[8] Since Argia's Mumbo Sauce can be traced back to the 1950s (before it showed up at Wings-N-Things) it's speculated that the DC version is a transplanted version of the original Chicago sauce.[9] Recently, after two years of court battles, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found that a D.C.-based company could not take the name from its Chicago founder.[10]
In 2018, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser drew national attention when she called Mumbo Sauce "annoying" in a Facebook post. She also questioned whether it was "quintessential" DC. Her comments sparked controversy, while her spokesperson said that her remarks were meant to liven Thanksgiving discussions.[11]
On October 9, 2023, popular fast-food chain McDonald's released their own version of the sauce as a limited time offering in their US locations. Alongside the dipping sauce's release, they hosted a media campaign pairing with multiple content creators to promote the product, as well as developing a short YouTube documentary covering the sauce's history.[12]
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