Sour is not usually included in our daily food. It is healthy to eat, but the taste is not as enjoyable as sweet, salty, or spicy. Many countries have sour food included in their dishes like India, Thailand, and Mexico. Here are 20 sour foods to try out.
1.Chicken Pathia
Chicken Pathia is said to have originated in Persia. It has a thick and creamy gravy. Lemon juice or tamarind is used for the sour taste. The ingredients are chicken breasts, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, curry powder, cinnamon, cardamom, red chili powder, mango chutney, lemon juice, salt, and oil.
2.Lemon Bar
This dish is very easy to make. It is very popular in the United States. Lemon Bar has a crust, which is filled with a lemon filling. The filling has a distinct sour taste, but it is delicious. The ingredients are flour, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, salt, and vanilla extract.
3.Sweet And Sour Chicken
This dish is from the Chinese cuisine. It is known to have originated in the 18th century. It is a nutritious dish. Ingredients are chicken breasts, bell pepper, onion, pineapple, flour, eggs, soy sauce, apple cider, salt, and oil.
4.Sweet And Sour Ramen
This dish originated in China in the 1800s. Then, it was introduced in Japan. It is also said that ramen was invented during the 20th century in Yokohama. Ingredients are ramen, bell pepper, onion, pineapple, vinegar, hot sauce, coriander, ginger, chicken breasts, salt, and oil. It is very easy to make.
5.Canh Chua (Vietnamese Sweet And Sour Soup)
This is a sour soup from Vietnam. It is usually eaten in the Mekong region of South Vietnam. The fish used is from the delta. The sour flavor is from pineapple and tamarind. The herb, ngò gai, is also added. The ingredients are pork, shrimp, lemon juice, onion, pineapple, ginger, tomato, sugar, cilantro, tamarind, salt, and oil.
6.Tamarind Chutney
Tamarind is used for its sweet and sour pulp. The chutney made from it can be used in many ways. It is served as a side dish beside pakoras or samosas. During cooking, tamarind chutney is added to increase the sour taste. Ingredients are tamarind, oil, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, red chili powder, jaggery, sugar, ginger, salt, and oil.
7.Vindaloo
This dish is popular in Goa. Vindaloo is inspired from a Portugese dish called carne de vinha d’alhos. It is a spicy and sour dish. Vindaloo can be prepared with pork, beef, mutton, prawn, or chicken. The sour taste is added by the vinegar and tamarind. Ingredients are pork, onion, tomato, tamarind, red chili powder, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, coriander, turmeric, jaggery, salt, and oil.
8.Lemon Cheesecake
This dessert is more sweet than sour. The sour flavor is included by adding lemon zest and lemon juice. This cheesecake is creamy and crunchy. The sour flavour doesn’t disrupt the sweet taste. Ingredients are Graham crackers, lemon zest, lemon juice, butter, cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and sugar.
9.Shirazi Salad
This salad is of Persian cuisine. Vinegar or lemon juice is used to add a sour taste. This salad can be served with rice or kebabs. It is healthy and refreshing. Ingredients are onion, tomato, cucumber, lemon juice, mint, oil, and vinegar.
10.Bohra Khurdi
This dish is usually served with biryani. It is a light mutton soup. Ingredients are mutton, green chilies, cumin seeds, cinnamon, ginger, garlic, oil, onion, flour, mint leaves, salt, and oil.
11.Hot And Sour Dumplings
Hot and Sour dumpling soup originated in Shaanxi Province. They use Chinese black vinegar for the distinct sour flavour in the authentic dish. It is pretty easy to make and is famous as a takeout food. Ingredients are dumplings, onion, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, vinegar, sesame seeds, coriander, red chili powder, salt, and oil.
12.Sambar
This is a famous South Indian vegetable stew. It is also popular in Sri Lanka and Maldives. It is said to have originated in Tamil Nadu in the 17th century. It is a stew made from a mixture of vegetables and spices. It has a sour taste due to the tamarind. Ingredients are toor dal, onion, tomato, drumstick, green chili, curry leaves, tamarind, red chilli powder, methi seeds, coriander, turmeric, sugar, salt, and oil.
13.Rasam
It is a South Indian soup, usually served with rice. Rasam is said to have been made by the cook Karunas in Madurai in the 16th Century. The ingredients are tamarind, turmeric, tomato, red chili, coriander, mustard seeds, methi seeds, black peppercorn, sugar, salt, and oil. Tamarind (kudam puli) is added for the sour flavor.
14.Amchur Chutney
Amchur is a mango powder used to add a slightly spicy and sour taste to a dish. This chutney is a sweet and sour one. Jaggery is used for the sweet flavor. It is served with chaats, samosas, and kachoris. Ingredients are amchur powder, garam masala, jaggery, cumin powder, chili powder, and salt.
15.Khatta Dhokla
It is served with oil or chutney. It has a soft, sour taste due to the addition of curd. Ingredients are rice, urad daal, besan, green chillies, mustard seeds, black pepper, ref chilli powder, curd, salt, and oil.
16.Papaya Chutney
It is made from raw papaya. This is a popular chutney in Gujarat, India. It is healthy and generally used as a side dish for different dishes. Ingredients are papaya, red chili powder, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, oil, curry leaves, turmeric, sugar, lemon juice, and vinegar.
17.Bhel Puri
Bhel puri is famous in Mumbai, India. It is usually found near the Juhu beach. There are many theories about its origin. But a simple version is that Bhel Puri is a spicy street snack, where puffed rice is mixed with chutneys, potatoes, and peanuts. Ingredients are puffed rice, onion, potato, coriander, green chili, chaat masala, peanut, tamarind chutney, and salt.
18.Gaeng Som
It is also called kaeng som or asam rebus. This is a Thai curry. This is a sour curry. It is popular in some areas of Southeast Asia, like Lao and Malaysia. Ingredients are fish, papaya, shrimp paste, lemon juice, turmeric, garlic, ginger, dry chili, tamarind juice, and salt.
19.Sour Cherry Pudding
It is pretty easy to make and is usually served with ice cream. Preparation takes about 30 minutes. It is creamy and tastes like a cake. Ingredients are flour, cherries, sugar(white and brown), milk, oil, baking powder, and cinnamon.
20.Khatta Moong
It is a popular dish in Gujarati cuisine. It is healthy and easy to make. Most essential ingredients are needed for this. It is served with rice or chapatti. The ingredients are moong dal, turmeric, curry leaves, coriander, curd, besan, salt, and oil.
