[Hoot Gibson]

What foods do you like that are common in only one part of the United States but are so good that everybody should have a chance to taste at least once?

My nominations are:

1. Shrimp and grits - This combination is popular along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. If you like grits, cheese, and shrimp, then you will love this dish. Even if you think that you don't like grits, you might love this combination.

2. Comeback Sauce (or dressing) - This sauce was first concocted in a restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi back in the 1930s or 1940s. It is now popular throughout Mississippi and almost any decent restaurant in the state serves it. "Comeback and crackers" is an item on the Appetizer menu of many of Jackson's best restaurants. It is that good.

I have eaten Comeback sauce on salads, onion rings, fried dill pickles, fried catfish, and club crackers. If your food is fried or comes from the sea, it will taste better with Comeback sauce. As good as this sauce/dressing is, I have never seen it on a menu outside of Mississippi. You can buy this stuff in a bottle but the brands that I have tried are not as good as the freshly made versions.

Zaxby's, Raising Cane's, Abner's, and some other chicken chains serve versions of the sauce for dipping chicken fingers, but it is also not quite as good as the fresh stuff, IMO.

What are some foods that you have tried elsewhere and would like to see on Kentucky menus?