Comeback Sauce

Comeback sauce — a tangy, mildly spicy, mayonnaise-based dipping sauce from Jackson, Mississippi — is the state's contribution to the American condiment canon and arguably the most versatile sauce in the South. It was created (or at least named) at the Rotisserie restaurant and the Mayflower Café in Jackson in the mid-20th century. The name refers to its addictive quality: you come back for more. The sauce is essentially a Mississippi remoulade — mayo, chili sauce, Worcestershire, lemon, garlic, paprika, onion — that is slightly sweeter and milder than New Orleans remoulade (LA2-15) but serves the same all-purpose function.

A thick, pale orange-pink sauce: mayonnaise as the base, chili sauce (or ketchup), Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, garlic, onion, paprika, cayenne, yellow mustard, and black pepper. The flavour is tangy, mildly sweet, mildly spicy, and deeply savoury. It should taste like a sauce you can't stop eating — the balance of sweet, acid, and heat creates a craving loop.

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