What is Sour cream?
[[File:Potato with sour cream and chili sauce.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[potato]] dish topped with sour cream, [[chives]], and [[chili]] sauce.]] '''Sour cream''' or '''soured cream''' is a [[food]] made from [[cream]] that has been [[fermentation|fermented]]. It is thicker than cream, and has a sour [[taste]] from [[lactic acid]]. Sometimes when bought from a store it has [[gelatin]], [[rennet]], or other things added to make it thicker. Like many other [[dairy products]], it must be kept [[refrigeration|refrigerated]]. Sour cream is used in many European and American foods. It is used as a [[sauce]] for baked [[potato]]es, and as a dressing for [[salads]]. Sometimes it is in [[Baking|baked]] goods like [[cheesecake]] and [[doughnut]]s. It can be mixed with [[sugar]] to make an [[icing]] for [[cake]]s. [[Category:Condiments]] [[Category:Dairy products]] {{food-stub}}