sweet-and-sour

adjective

ˌswē-tᵊn-ˈsau̇(-ə)r 

: seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice

sweet-and-sour shrimp

Examples of sweet-and-sour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Swiss chard leaves are stuffed with zucchini and chard stems and served with a sweet-and-sour condiment of onions, raisins, and pine nuts. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Cast and crew broke for lunch at a sweet-and-sour-shrimp restaurant down the street. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Kennedy wanders across the country, picking up a recipe for pozolé de camarón in Jalisco, chuletas de puerco en agridulce (sweet-and-sour pork chops) in Morelia, and chilaquiles en salsa verde from her longtime home state of Michoacán. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026

Rice vinegar adds a mild, sweet-and-sour note to fish and rice dishes. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above