Old Sour is a sauce, ingredient, and salad dressing used in the Bahamas and Key West, Florida.[1][2] Old Sour sauce originated in the Bahamas, and is most often prepared using key lime juice, salt, and bird peppers. [1][2] Historically, in both Key West and the Caribbean, it was also prepared using sour oranges.[3] The sauce may have been developed to preserve both lime and orange juice for use out of season or off-shore.[4]
Old Sour is most popularly made from an aged (fermented) mixture of key lime juice, bird peppers, and salt.[5][6] Old Sour has a salty and acidic flavor.[5] It is notably prepared using a glass or non-metal bowl so as to prevent the citrus flavor from taking on a "metallic" taste.[7] Hot sauce is sometimes used to add additional flavor.[8][9]
In traditional Key West cooking, Old Sour is used for a variety of dishes including seafood, fried foods, and key lime pie.[4][10]
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- ^ Young, Joyce LaFray, The Key Lime Cookbook, The Ketch & Yawl Press, 2007, p 32
- ^ Sloan, David. "David Sloan's Key Lime Pie Hole on the Ultimate Keys Condiment, "Old Sour"". Key Lime Festival. The Key Lime Festival. Retrieved 1 September 2024.