Sweet and sour is a generic term that encompasses many styles of sauce, cuisine and cooking methods. It has long been popular in North America and Europe, where it is stereotypically considered a component of standard Chinese cuisine. It does in fact originate from China, and is now also used in some American and European cuisines.

I have eaten minke whale. I have eaten it raw - small squares of the skin and the flesh served as sashimi with soy sauce and spicy wasabi on the side.And I have eaten it cooked - stir-fried with vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce.

Sweet and Sour Pork - fried pork topped with sweet-sour pineapple sauce.

Salmon Steaks, Chili Horseradish, Green Bean Alamandine, Waldorf Salad, Apple Pear Compote, Caribbean Fish, Sweet-and-Sour Spinach Salad, Roast In Apricot Mushroom Sauce, Jerusalem Kugel, Strawberry Rhubarb...this is just a sample of the recipes you can find in this wonderful search engine.

Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe, what a great sauce

Another popular culinary craze in China has emerged. It is called “yin yang fish”. The dish consists of a carp covered with sweet and sour sauce, its body deep fried, but its head is still twitching! Yes, they fry and serve a live, twitching fish!