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sauerkraut

sauerkraut

19 3.8
A food of shredded cabbage fermented in salt water and eaten as a sour side dish
  • noun
  • /ˈsaʊərˌkraʊt/
translation icon : chucrut
  • My daughter makes sauerkraut in quart jars weekly, and her two-year-old loves it.

And six fermented foods is like sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha.

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Examples

  • At the festival, they served traditional dishes including sauerkraut and bratwurst.

  • Grandfather ordered a plate of sauerkraut stew ("Make sure the bigos is hot").

    Academic text (2007)
  • One they held back for making into sauerkraut when the signs came around right for it again.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Now I must learn to love sauerkraut.

  • " Let's say I buy you a hot dog with a mountain of sauerkraut."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'm going to learn to make sauerkraut this year.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We're trying the traditional sauerkraut soup they have on Christmas and at weddings.

  • Let's say I made a really great batch of sauerkraut from scratch.

  • Did mommy bake you a sauerkraut sandwich for lunch?

  • "I'll make the sauerkraut tomorrow when I make the dumplings," she says.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

kraut
vssauerkraut
4 5.3

Cabbage that people leave in salt until it becomes sour and eat as a side

is the shredded cabbage fermented in brine and used as a condiment
choucroute
vssauerkraut
9.7

Finely shredded sour cabbage used as food or an ingredient

is usually served cold as a condiment or side dish

How Spicy

habanero
4 4.9
hot sauce
34 1.0
kimchi
15 3.4
sauerkraut
19 3.8
coleslaw
30 1.8

Surface Forms

sauerkraut singular
sauerkrauts plural

Etymology

Sauerkraut comes from German parts sauer meaning 'sour' and kraut meaning 'cabbage' or 'herb'. So, it literally means 'sour cabbage', which explains why the food is a sour, fermented vegetable.