soured cream

1 3.1

Thick cream with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking

noun
/ˈsaʊərd krim/

: nata agria

The recipe calls for soured cream to add richness and tang to the cake.

Examples

Have you tried soured cream on your tacos?
I added some soured cream to the soup.
In the UK, soured cream is often served with chives as a dip.
She topped her baked potato with a generous spoonful of soured cream.
In the UK, soured cream is often served with chives as a dip.
She topped her baked potato with a generous spoonful of soured cream.
The recipe calls for soured cream to add richness and tang to the dish.

Synonyms

sour cream

vssoured cream

34 1.0

A thick white food made from milk with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking

is the same product but expressed as an alternative name or form

Antonyms

sweet

39 1.0

Fresh milk that has not turned sour

How Tangy

kefir

1 6.7

yogurt

176 1.0

soured cream

1 3.1

heavy cream

11 2.0

Surface Forms

soured cream singular

soured creams plural

Morphology

soured + cream

The phrase is compositional: 'soured' (made sour/tart) applied to 'cream' yields cream that has become tangy/fermented. A B1 learner who knows both words and basic food contexts will readily infer this meaning; similar constructions exist cross-linguistically, reinforcing transparency.

Etymology

Soured cream comes from real cream that has been made a little soured by good bacteria, so it becomes thicker and gets a mild tart taste. So, it means 'cream that is slightly tart and thicker'.