Source: Atlas Obscura
The word sopped rarely sounds appealing. But when it’s perched beside the words biscuit and red-eye gravy, magic happens. Perhaps that’s why so many Southerners choose to eat their biscuits sopped, or dipped, in this reddish condiment made from country ham drippings and strong black coffee.
There are many theories on the name’s origin, and the term “red-eye gravy” is likely not related to its caffeinated character. One legend features President Andrew Jackson reprimanding his hung-over cook by asking for a country ham with gravy as red as his eyes. More likely is that the…
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