Also known as "dairy sour cream " This commercial product is made from homogenized pasteurized sweet cream to which a dairy culture has been added for souring
another ingredient not found in Italy, but for cheesecake toppings we substitute a mixture of Fiorello (latticino cremoso) and sometimes a mild flavored (but delicious) yogurt or at other times mascarpone [see cheesecake di bob, versione italiana and limoncello cheesecake]
Sour cream is cream that has been artificially made sour by being mixed with bacteria. It is used in cooking. cream which has been made thicker by adding a type of bacteria