sweet and sour sauce
Pineapple chicken topping
Sweet and sour sauce is a condiment combining sugar and vinegar or citrus, often with tomato, pineapple, or bell peppers for color and texture.
It originated in Chinese cuisine but became a staple of Americanized Chinese restaurants, typically served with fried dishes: sweet and sour chicken, sweet and sour pork.
The sauce balances opposing taste sensations—tangy and sugary in roughly equal measure.
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- stickyApt to adhere
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
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- Asian ingredientssoy, sesame paste, miso, rice wine, shoyu
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Fermented bean condiment
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Soy-based Japanese glazing liquid
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