sour cherry

noun

: a widely cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus) that has a round crown and bright red to almost black soft-fleshed acid fruits

also : the fruit

Examples of sour cherry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And its cuisine, which is defined by its simple but full-flavored approach to cooking vegetables, hearty stews and braises, and delicate desserts made with almond flour, ricotta and sour cherries, is unlike any other in the world. —

Leah Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 There are notes of dusty oak, leather, and sour cherry on nose. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023 This is classic George T. Stagg, with notes of dusty leather, must, tobacco, sour cherry, and dark chocolate on the palate. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023 The piquant borscht is made with dehydrated sour cherries. —

Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023 Mulberry, sour cherry, black walnut, aronia, linden, black cap raspberry each have their turn to be ripe, all gleaned from parking lots, a little public landscaping, sometimes through a chain-link fence. —

Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023 Some feature sour cherries, dates, or orange blossom honey at the bottom, but the velvety yogurt—which takes Homa Dashtaki and her team three days to make—is the star. —

Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023 The brand launched with three flavors: sparkling tequila with lime shiso, sparkling tequila with oak smoked lemonade, and sparkling bourbon with apple ginger sour cherry. —

Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023 This confession was the sour cherry on top of an unusually dispiriting season of RHOP. —

Kirthana Ramisetti, ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023 See More

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