Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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n. cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.
WordNet
n. artificially soured light cream [syn: soured cream]
Wikipedia
' Sour cream' is a dairy product obtained by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, which is introduced either deliberately or naturally, sours and thickens the cream. Its name comes from the production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation, which is called souring.
Sour Cream was a Dutch recorder trio.
The group was formed by Frans Brüggen in 1972 and consisted of Brüggen, Kees Boeke and Walter van Hauwe with the intent to perform avant-garde work for the recorder. They were involved in the Dutch counterculture movement, which resulted in some unusual performances:
The concluding piece of one of their Boston concerts featured a Keystone Kops-style chase around the stage. A year or two later, with the ensemble playing Telemann trios again in Boston, Brüggen wandered on to the stage, donned a pair of dark sunglasses, stretched himself out on a chaise longue and proceeded to read the newspaper.
The only recording by the group, made as a reunion in June 1993, The Passion of Reason, consisted only of early music.
Usage examples of "sour cream".
The pie had tasted like chocolate-flavored sawdust, topped with sour cream.
But Rhoda had gone to so much trouble, and the dinner had been so good: onion soup, rare roast beef, baked potatoes with sour cream, all gratin cauliflower.
Bring back to a boil, then serve hot with a dollop of sour cream, dill, and parsley on each serving for garnish.
He had a long fringy whiteand-gray beard, and a very kind and abstracted manner, and he smelled of garlic and sour cream.
He was trying to eat a succulent roast quail in sour cream, served with a fine cold Crimean white wine, but the sharpening exchange kept him too busy.
He scooped up some of the corn chips with generous globs of guacamole and sour cream, spooned some onions on top, and ate with an appreciation only one step removed from manic glee.