Have you tried 'swicy' food? What to know about this weird food combo


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Tuesday, 08 Oct 2024

The "swicy" food approach combines sweet and spicy flavours and can be creatively implemented in dishes such as delicious chicken wings with chilli honey or a ginger and chilli lemonade. — Photo: Julia Uehren/loeffelgenuss.de/dpa

Opposites attract - including when it comes to food and drink. If you've ever enjoyed a bar of sea-salted chocolate, you'll know just how weirdly well sweet and savoury can sometimes go together.

But there's another unfamiliar combination that's been appearing in more and more recipes: sweet and spicy, often known as "swicy". Social media is filled with the likes of swicy Korean chicken, swicy salsas and even swicy brownies.

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