sour salt
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Schroder … employs smoke and char, sweet and sour, salt and sizzle with restraint and finesse.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2017
A number of restaurants here serve dishes that respect the complexity of Thai food and its balance of sweet, sour, salt and spice.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2017
He thinks I make my hummus wrong—that I should add sour salt, but I won’t hear of it.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2012
In the case of taste, we find in the mouth, chiefly on the back and edges of the tongue, organs sensitive to sweet, sour, salt, and bitter.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry
These may take the form of desires for sweet, sour, salt, or a specific food dreamed of while fasting, like chocolate fudge sundays or just plain toast.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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