sweet-and-sour

/swˈiːtandsˈaʊə/

/swˈiːtændsˈaɪʊɹ/

sweet-and-sour

describing food that has been cooked in a way that tastes both sweet and sour

Examples

1. The restaurant tops their noodle bowl with chicken, vegetables and sweet-and-sour sauce or curry.

2. They are usually given soup, pork in sweet-and-sour sauce, rice, and a pudding wrapped in banana leaves.

3. "I refuse to play your Chinese food mind games" Sweet-and-sour chicken is one of those dishes that you probably won't find in China.

4. It's good, but it does have that real sweet-and-sour flavor to it.