Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound formed by mixing sour and sweet things.
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Examples
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I know in italian food you have mostarda mustard fruits that is served with meat and the whole "agrodolce" component to many savoury dishes.
Weekend Herb Blogging #98 Haalo 2007
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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It was labeled as “saba dressing” and “condimento alimentare balsamico agrodolce.”
Recipe: Thyme-Braised Lentils with Petimezi and Pan-Fried Salmon (Φακές με Πετιμέζι και Σολομός στο Tηγάνι) Laurie Constantino 2008
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It was labeled as “saba dressing” and “condimento alimentare balsamico agrodolce.”
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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The luscious veal cheeks were so tender you hardly needed teeth to eat them and the amber colored saffron risotto, finished with a touch of aged balsamic, offered the ideal balance of agrodolce and smooth texture, further enhanced by the earthy black truffle, which was an unexpected treat.
Karine Bakhoum: Much Ado About Truffles Karine Bakhoum 2010
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The luscious veal cheeks were so tender you hardly needed teeth to eat them and the amber colored saffron risotto, finished with a touch of aged balsamic, offered the ideal balance of agrodolce and smooth texture, further enhanced by the earthy black truffle, which was an unexpected treat.
Karine Bakhoum: Much Ado About Truffles Karine Bakhoum 2010
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Sfera di caprino, spherical goat cheesecake balls rolled in salted olive oil bread crumbs, are accompanied by celery and fig agrodolce and celery sorbetto.
Ed Levine: The Four-Star Italian We've Been Waiting For 2009
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Lobster salad fra diavola mingles with broccoli rabe, dried orange, and the sweet-sour agrodolce.
Ed Levine: The Four-Star Italian We've Been Waiting For 2009
qms commented on the word agrodolce
Duck sweet and sour from old Cathay
Falls victim in fusion to fowl play.
Give the bird a toss
In Italian sauce
And serve as anatra agrodolce.
October 9, 2014