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tangy

[tang-ee] / ˈtæŋ i /


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The result is improbably green, deeply herby and just tangy enough to keep you going back for another forkful.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Soon, this liquid ferments into a tangy beverage with a touch of viscosity, somewhat like Mexico’s pulque.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Though he is sometimes turned off by the tangy and pungent taste of sauerkraut, he found the diet helped him shed fat, and reduced aches and pains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The McRib, also offered on a limited-time basis, is described as “seasoned boneless pork dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce, topped with slivered onions and tangy pickles.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

A tangy scent of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate wafted around the home eco-nomics building as the budding cooks made samples for themselves and their teachers.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

A combination of cream, sour cream and mayonnaise temper the sharp bite of horseradish in this tangier take on the classic cream sauce.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2022

The whole dish is sheet pan-simple, yet completely unlike most other roast chicken recipes, pinker, tangier and more complex.

From New York Times May 13, 2022

It tends to be much tangier and more sour than jam, and thanks to the copious amounts of natural pectin in citrus rinds, it has a pleasantly gelatinous texture.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2021

The toasted bread salad fattoush is tangier, crisper at Marouch.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2017

She’s famed for her shimmering upper voice and spun-sugar high notes, but Schwanewilms’s tangier, more forthright middle and lower registers proved just as distinctive, as did her word-specific treatment of song texts.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2017

Are they excessively frosted with the tangiest, richest cream cheese icing of all time?

From Salon Dec. 21, 2021

Blanchett’s amusingly mannered turn is the tangiest thing here, though it’s hard to defend the surprise Golden Globe nomination she won for this.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2020

Mr. Shelton himself wrote the book, which naturally repurposes much of the tangiest dialogue and the plot from the movie.

From New York Times Sep. 16, 2014

Unaccountably, Flynn — who adapted her own book for the screen — has left some of her tangiest provocations either entirely unplumbed or superficially pinged.

From Washington Post

His tangiest item was a seldom-played piano concerto, the only one written by England's late, blind Frederick Delius, who once lived in Florida.

From Time Magazine Archive




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