sweet and sour
Sugar meets vinegar
Sweet and sour describes a flavor combination balancing sugar and acid, central to many Asian cuisines: sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour chicken.
The sauce typically combines sugar or pineapple with vinegar.
Figuratively, sweet and sour can describe mixed experiences—partly pleasant, partly not: The reunion was sweet and sour.
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- tangy flavorSharp, acidic taste quality
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
- porkPig as food
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
dipping sauce · Chinese · chicken · General Tso · fried rice · egg roll · fortune cookie · bittersweet · vinegar · pineapple · sugar · contrast · balance · flavor profile · lemon · glaze · sticky · crispy
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- Drink Additionssimple syrup, bitters, grenadine, lime juice, lemon juice
- food pairingsbacon and eggs, bread and butter, burger and fries, cheese and crackers, chips and salsa
- saucesgravy, ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, BBQ sauce
- Wing Flavorshot, mild, medium, BBQ, buffalo
- Chinese foodsoup dumplings, kung pao chicken, chow mein, baozi, orange chicken