sweet-and-sour
adjective
: seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice
sweet-and-sour shrimp
Examples of sweet-and-sour in a Sentence
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To crown it, ripe summer peaches and cherries simmer together in a sweet-and-sour jammy compote.
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Meanwhile, on the bottom are Laura’s version of the Persian sweet-and-sour stew fesenjān, served with pork; Amanda’s fried chicken, cranberry hoecake, and cranberry sauce with maple and five spice; and Manny’s pork tenderloin, cranberry, orange, and radicchio salad, and cranberry sabayon sauce.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The classic melty sandwich gets even better with the addition of sweet-and-sour chutney.
—Andy Fenner, Saveur, 24 May 2024
Once, Reid was in charge of the sweet-and-sour meatballs and stuck with the mandate to only give out three per person.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The business was in trouble, according to Diana, and her parent’s couldn’t boost the mere 40 tickets or so per day for $6.45 chow mein or $7.75 sweet-and-sour pork.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Get The Recipe 09 of 12 Big Batch Bourbon Ginger Ale Punch Recipe
This sweet-and-sour punch has got some spice.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024
Verma Farms Beary Beach flavor and covered in sweet-and-sour sugar crystals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2023
The fight started between childhood friends over a packet of sweet-and-sour sauce outside a McDonald’s.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Meanwhile, on the bottom are Laura’s version of the Persian sweet-and-sour stew fesenjān, served with pork; Amanda’s fried chicken, cranberry hoecake, and cranberry sauce with maple and five spice; and Manny’s pork tenderloin, cranberry, orange, and radicchio salad, and cranberry sabayon sauce.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The classic melty sandwich gets even better with the addition of sweet-and-sour chutney.
—Andy Fenner, Saveur, 24 May 2024
Once, Reid was in charge of the sweet-and-sour meatballs and stuck with the mandate to only give out three per person.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The business was in trouble, according to Diana, and her parent’s couldn’t boost the mere 40 tickets or so per day for $6.45 chow mein or $7.75 sweet-and-sour pork.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Get The Recipe 09 of 12 Big Batch Bourbon Ginger Ale Punch Recipe
This sweet-and-sour punch has got some spice.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024
Verma Farms Beary Beach flavor and covered in sweet-and-sour sugar crystals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2023
The fight started between childhood friends over a packet of sweet-and-sour sauce outside a McDonald’s.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
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