Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Flavored with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar.
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- adjective cooking Between
sweet andsour taste
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Examples
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I have an aversion to most sweet-and-sour dishes, so I did not relish those served here.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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I have an aversion to most sweet-and-sour dishes, so I did not relish those served here.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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A Long Island Iced Tea—which contains equal parts vodka, tequila, rum, gin, and triple sec, 1½ parts sweet-and-sour mix, and a splash of Coke—packs almost 800 calories!
The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011
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I have an aversion to most sweet-and-sour dishes, so I did not relish those served here.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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While many fairies enjoyed the sweet-and-sour crops from the orchard at the far end of Sugar Valley, Berry did not.
Magic Hearts Helen Perelman 2011
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I ate peanut butter Balance bars, rice pudding, sweet-and-sour anything.
Back in the bikini? Carrie Fisher drops 50 pounds with Jenny Craig 2011
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The concentrated juice in this take on the Bellini—served at Los Angeles's Onyx Lounge—is balanced by a dry brut, resulting in a sweet-and-sour sipper.
We Got the Beet 2011
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Mountain House's freeze-dried dinners come in a variety of flavors and cuisines that taste surprisingly delicious (sweet-and-sour pork was my favorite).
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Somehow this sweet-and-sour combination works, and the band that included touring members J Stare (drums) and Scott Barber (bass) gave most of the eight songs performed from Love Notes/Letter Bombs a fulfilling vibrancy that matches the album's potent punch.
Michael Bialas: The Submarines Hit Their Target Audience by Sending Love Notes Michael Bialas 2011
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While many fairies enjoyed the sweet-and-sour crops from the orchard at the far end of Sugar Valley, Berry did not.
Magic Hearts Helen Perelman 2011
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