soured cream

Thân thiện

She adds a dollop of soured cream to the baked potato.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dairy product: "soured cream" refers to a type of light cream that has been deliberately fermented or acidified, giving it a characteristically thick texture and tangy flavor. It is a specific product, not simply cream that has gone bad.

Usage

• "Soured cream" is used as a mass noun. It typically refers to the prepared food product.
• It is commonly used as a condiment, a topping, or an ingredient in cooking and baking.

Examples

• Noun:
  • For the baked potatoes, please pass the soured cream.
  • The recipe calls for one cup of soured cream to make the cake moist.
  • I prefer a dollop of soured cream on my chili.

Advanced Usage

• The term specifies a product made by artificial souring (e.g., bacterial culture or food-grade acid), distinguishing it from cream that has spoiled naturally.
• It can be part of compound nouns describing specific dishes, but these are distinct terms (e.g., "soured cream dip" is a dip made with soured cream).

Variants and Related Words

• Sour cream: A more common modern synonym for "soured cream." The terms are often used interchangeably, though "sour cream" is more prevalent in everyday language.
• Cultured cream: A term emphasizing the bacterial fermentation process.
• Crème fraîche: A similar, but often richer and less tangy, cultured dairy product.

Synonyms

• Sour cream: The direct and most frequent synonym.
• Cultured dairy product: A broader categorical term.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meaning is the specific food product: artificially soured light cream.
• It is not used as a verb phrase (e.g., "the cream soured") in this nominal form. That would be a different grammatical construction.

Học thuật

Noun

1. artificially soured light cream

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sour cream