Sour cream or soured 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. Crème fraîche is one type of sour cream with a high fat content and less sour taste.
Sour cream
dairy product produced by fermenting a regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria
Contained by:
Banarasi aloo
Creamed Herring
Karasie w śmietaniepl
Smetannikru
Sour cream coffee cake
Sour cream pound cake
Subcategories:
Jocoque
Characteristic of:
Australian cuisine
British cuisine
Canadian cuisine
English cuisine
European cuisine
Israeli cuisine
Mediterranean cuisine
Mexican cuisine
New Zealand cuisine
Contains:
Dairy
Application of:
Fermentation
Contains, including ancestors:
Dairy
Also known as:
German:
Schmand
Wikidata ID:
Q840171
Wikipedia title:
Sour cream
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