sweet-sour

• “Barbecue sauce, for instance, will run either a spicy 6-pepper “Maximus” blend, or a sweet-sour “Minimus” tamarind base.”

  More street food: A Pigstream!

• “There was suddenly a foul, sweet-sour stench in the air.”

  My Friend, the Zombie « A Fly in Amber

• “Puree in blender and add back to pot to adjust thickness and seasoning including sweet-sour balance.”

  The Huffington Post: Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley

• “Chef Tony Maws at Boston's Craigie on Main considers it a "smoky, almost sinister substitute for honey" in a vinaigrette, and has also been known to simmer it with cider vinegar and sage for a sweet-sour gastrique for pan-roasted sweetbreads.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Maple's Moment

• “A typical, and more complex sauce, is a blend of ketchup, mayo, mustard, and perhaps sweet-sour pickle relish.”

  The Huffington Post: Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: The Zen of Burger Condiments

• “At the high end was a recreation of the Victorian showpiece called lamb cutlets Reform, breaded lamb chops in a sweet-sour sauce.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Grand Tour of a Very British Empire

• “Something really piquant – a sheep's tongue dressed in a sweet-sour sauce – is more satisfying than some bland "diet" food.”

  The Guardian: How can I lose weight when I like eating?

• “He shakes his head and tries to swallow away the thought, but it stays there, lingering like the sweet-sour taste on his tongue.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Redleys

• “Pairing cauliflower with ripe, sweet pears may seem an odd combination until you think about the many happy marriages between other members of the cabbage family and their “sweeties”: coleslaw sweetened with everything from plain sugar to pineapple, and the sweet-sour sauces that accompany stuffed cabbages in eastern European cooking.”

  Simon & Schuster: Daisy’s Holiday Cooking

• “I often roast carrots with lemon juice exactly for that sweet-sour effect.”

  Recipe: Carrots with Capers (Kαρότα με Kάπαρης)

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