sweet-and-sour
adjective
: seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice
sweet-and-sour shrimp
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The sweet-and-sour combination finds its way into other dishes as well.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The menu includes drunken noodles with Chinese broccoli, peppers, onions and Thai basil in soy sauce; lo mein, with egg noodles, cabbage and vegetables in XO sauce, and rice dishes such as General Tso's chicken and sweet-and-sour chicken.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
This fruity duo delivers a refreshing sweet-and-sour summer combination.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
They’re sliced thin and pressed, extracting liquid, dressed in the sweet-and-sour mixture, and left to sit for a few hours before serving.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Tomatoes are anything but, which means that their sweet-and-sour juices can energize a can of tuna in raw or cooked form.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Immediately, your tongue is filled with a sweet-and-sour tang.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
The doughnut envelops a Dungeness crab and scallion cream cheese filling spiked with a Thai-style sweet-and-sour sauce, and is crowned with a wonton chip.
—Mehr Singh, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The standout dish of the meal was a simple preparation of leeks that was topped with oozy stracciatella cheese, an herbaceous sweet-and-sour vinaigrette shot through with tarragon, and the toasty crunch of hazelnuts.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The menu includes drunken noodles with Chinese broccoli, peppers, onions and Thai basil in soy sauce; lo mein, with egg noodles, cabbage and vegetables in XO sauce, and rice dishes such as General Tso's chicken and sweet-and-sour chicken.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
This fruity duo delivers a refreshing sweet-and-sour summer combination.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
They’re sliced thin and pressed, extracting liquid, dressed in the sweet-and-sour mixture, and left to sit for a few hours before serving.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Tomatoes are anything but, which means that their sweet-and-sour juices can energize a can of tuna in raw or cooked form.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Immediately, your tongue is filled with a sweet-and-sour tang.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
The doughnut envelops a Dungeness crab and scallion cream cheese filling spiked with a Thai-style sweet-and-sour sauce, and is crowned with a wonton chip.
—Mehr Singh, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The standout dish of the meal was a simple preparation of leeks that was topped with oozy stracciatella cheese, an herbaceous sweet-and-sour vinaigrette shot through with tarragon, and the toasty crunch of hazelnuts.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Sweet-and-sour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet-and-sour. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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