Mumbo sauce

Mumbo sauce
A bottle of Mumbo sauce.
Alternative names Mambo sauce
Place of origin United States

Mumbo sauce or mambo sauce is a condiment found in takeout restaurants in Washington, DC and surrounding metro area. The red orange sauce is similar to a barbecue sauce or plum sauce but sweet and tangy, and is put on fried chicken wings, french fries, fried jumbo shrimp, and fried rice. Its origin and ingredients are subject to great dispute.[1]

History

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.[2] 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.[3] The MUMBO trademark has been used for sauces, and appears on labels as part of the phrase MUMBO® SAUCE.[4] 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.[5]

However, according to Capital City Mumbo Sauce, the sauce originated in a restaurant called "Wings-n-Things" in the late 1960s.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Cultural references

The DC go-go group Mambo Sauce derived their name from the condiment.[9]

The DC hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon performs a song about Mambo sauce.[10]

Black Flag Brewing Co., a brewery in Columbia, MD has a beer named Mambo Sauce after the sauce.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything". Epicurious. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. ↑ Mack, Tracy. "Adding sizzle to the grill". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ↑ MUMBO Trademark of SELECT BRANDS, INC. - Registration Number 2247855 - Serial Number 75524897 :: Justia Trademarks
  4. ↑ Select Brands - Mumbo BBQ Sauce
  5. ↑ Morphological Confetti: DC Legend: Chicken Wings & Mumbo Sauce
  6. ↑ History | Capital City
  7. ↑ "How To Make DC Mumbo Sauce (Or Is It Really Chicago Mumbo Sauce?)". Huffington Post. March 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Mumbo sauce, a popular condiment in the District of Columbia, was founded in Chicago". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  9. ↑ Mambo Sauce I Official Website
  10. ↑ Christylez Bacon - Mambo Sauce - YouTube
  11. ↑ Black Flag Brewing Co. Website
  • Vargas, Theresa (July 16, 2011). "Mumbo sauce: The 2 words on everybody's lips". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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