swap_horiz Sour cream Alternatives

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Yogurt

Yogurt is a fermented dairy product made worldwide by culturing milk with Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus the...

Global Probiotic Breakfast Dairy

9.1 Excellent

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Nuoc mam

Nước mắm is a pungent, amber-colored fermented fish sauce widely used as a core ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. It is...

Fermented Fish Vietnamese Umami Condiment

9.0 Excellent

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Sherry Vinegar

Sherry vinegar is a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of Andalusia, Spain, where its production is prote...

Spanish Aged Condiment Andalusia

8.9 Great

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Cultured butter

Cultured butter is produced by fermenting cream with lactic acid bacteria before churning, a traditional European method...

European Lactic Acid Dairy Tangy

8.7 Great

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Kefir

Kefir is a fermented milk drink originating from the North Caucasus region, produced by inoculating milk with kefir grai...

Drink Probiotic Dairy Caucasus

8.6 Great

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Crème fraîche

Crème fraîche is a French cultured dairy product with a fat content of approximately 30%, made by allowing cream to ferm...

French Rich Cultured Dairy

8.6 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 Great

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Worcestershire sauce

Worcestershire sauce is a fermented liquid condiment first produced commercially by chemists John Wheeley Lea and Willia...

British Umami Condiment Fish

8.5 Great

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Labneh

Labneh is a strained yogurt product from the Levant, produced by draining whey from yogurt through cloth until it reache...

Probiotic Middle Eastern Dairy Spreadable

8.4 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Preserved lemon

Preserved lemons are a condiment central to North African cookery, particularly Moroccan cuisine, made by curing lemons...

North African Citrus Condiment Vegetable

8.3 Great

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Ssamjang

Ssamjang is a Korean fermented condiment made by blending doenjang (soybean paste) with gochujang (chili paste), sesame...

Korean Savory Condiment Wrap

8.3 Great

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Mirin

Mirin is a traditional Japanese condiment made from glutinous rice, rice mold (koji), and a distilled spirit such as sho...

Japanese Sweet Cooking Condiment

8.3 Great

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Pao Cai

Pao cai is a Chinese preparation of vegetables preserved through fermentation in a seasoned brine, with Sichuan pao cai...

Spicy Condiment Sichuan Lacto Fermented

8.3 Great

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Sriracha

Sriracha is a type of hot chili sauce named after the coastal city of Si Racha in Thailand, where it was traditionally s...

Condiment Tangy Hot Sauce Fermented Chili

8.1 Great

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Torshi

Torshi is a category of pickled vegetables traditional to Iranian cuisine and widely consumed across the Middle East and...

Persian Condiment Tangy Pickled

7.9 Good

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Buttermilk

Buttermilk is the liquid remaining after churning butter from cream, or a cultured dairy drink made by fermenting low-fa...

Traditional Baking Dairy Tangy

7.7 Good

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Atchara

Atchara is a traditional Filipino condiment consisting primarily of shredded unripe green papaya pickled in a solution o...

Condiment Tangy Filipino Pickled

7.6 Good

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Red Wine Vinegar

Red wine vinegar is an acidic culinary liquid produced by fermenting red wine into acetic acid. The two-step fermentatio...

European Cooking Acidic Condiment

7.5 Good

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Jocoque

Jocoque is a traditional Mexican dairy product characterized by its thick, creamy texture and tangy flavor, making it si...

Mexican Condiment Tangy Fermented Dairy

7.4 Good