So you’re reading your recipe and it calls for crème fraîche (French for “fresh cream”) though in parentheses it reads that you may substitute with sour cream. “Whoa,” you’re thinking. “How are those two the same and will my dish taste the same if I decide to substitute?”
Let me break it down — they are very similar since both crème fraîche and sour cream contain the same ingredients, cream that has been “soured” via bacteria. However crème fraîche is less sour and thicker in consistency because it contains a higher …