: 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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But their version – delicious, lightly battered chunks of dark chicken fried in a sweet-and-sour sauce – appealed to that American penchant for anything fried and sweet. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024 The salad bar includes not only banchan but also dishes such as fried rice, tempura, yakisoba and sweet-and-sour pork. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 To crown it, ripe summer peaches and cherries simmer together in a sweet-and-sour jammy compote. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweet-and-sour was in 1928

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“Sweet-and-sour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet-and-sour. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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