D.C.’s “Mumbo Sauce” Making It To The Mainstream

 

WASHINGTON —For African American D.C. natives, Mumbo sauce is one flavor that tastes like home. The unique sauce, which by some has been described as a blend between barbeque and sweet-and-sour sauce, is a staple of the city’s subculture.

As gentrification is changing the city’s mostly Black make-up, and businesses are finding themselves catering to more upscale customers, Mumbo seems to be making its way into the mainstream.

It’s the Washington that exists in hole-in-the-wall joints owned by Chinese and Korean immigrants who long ago learned how to cater to a mostly African American clientele, down to a condiment. It’s the Washington that if you didn’t know where to look, you might never see.

Read more at The Washington Post.

D.C.’s “Mumbo Sauce” Making It To The Mainstream
Johan Thomas
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:34:02 GMT