How to Use sour orange in a Sentence

sour orange

noun
  • Traditional mojos often feature sour orange juice for their unique tang.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • The fish is rubbed in a Caribbean version of yuzu kosho, punchy with culantro, green peppercorns and sour orange.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Creature Comforts Brewing Sapelo Aperitivo using the sour orange that only grows on Sapelo Island.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Kimball House and Creature Comforts celebrated Sapelo Island and the expansion of the sour orange grove at an event Tuesday night in Decatur.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • For instance, ingredients typical of the Yucatán Peninsula—annatto and sour orange—appear alongside Northern Sonora–style flour tortillas and tacos.
    — Anais Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Creature Comforts Brewing, out of Athens, has developed the Sapelo Aperitivo using the sour orange that only grows on Sapelo Island.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Famed chef Jose Andres has brought his flavors to Flushing, orchestrating the Mexican cuisine inside the Dobel Tequila Club with Oyamel by Jose Andres Group, including Oyamel’s Taco Cochinita, made of Yucatan-style pit barbecued port, achiote, Mexican sour orange and pickled red onions.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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