Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour

Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour was a Splatfest event in. It was the first Splatfest held during Chill Season 2022. It was announced on social networks on 2022-12-16 and in-game on 2022-12-30 at July 27, 2024.

Details
This Splatfest is the first one to feature the revamped Tricolor matchmaking system. The battle is no longer locked for the leading team, instead allowing a duo from any team to join the queue. The roles (Attackers and Defenders) are chosen randomly, but if the leading team wins as a defender or a non-leading team wins as an attacker, they receive a ×1.5 bonus in their Clout. It was also the first Splatfest to feature the option to take commemorative photos atop a Splatfest Float to celebrate after the player wins a 100x or 333x Battle. These photos can be taken by interacting with the pledge box.

The stage for Tricolor Turf War was Undertow Spillway.

Schedule
This Splatfest event ran in multiple phases:

Results were announced in game on 2023-01-09 at July 27, 2024.
 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2022-12-30 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-01-06 at July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event First Half: 2023-01-07 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 2023-01-08 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024

Halftime Report
At the halfway point in the Splatfest, Deep Cut revealed the team currently with the most overall Clout, and congruently announced that the mode Tricolor Turf War would be open.

Quotes
"SRL cafeteria line cook here. They said I should tell ya the next #Splatfest theme, so here goes. What's your favorite taste sensation? Spicy, sweet, or sour?

It starts at 4pm PT on Friday 1/6 and goes till 4pm PT on Sunday 1/8. Me? I think the best taste is deep-fried."

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"A new Splatfest approaches!

Get ready to splat it out for your favourite taste sensation: Spicy, Sweet or Sour. The taste bud Turf War takes place in #Splatoon3 on 07/01 - 09/01!"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter

Trivia

 * This was the first Splatfest won by the team representing Frye.
 * This was the first Splatfest where all three teams scored points in a category.
 * In the Splatfest announcement dialogue, Big Man says: "Ay! Ay! (Power rhymes with sour, and sour is the best of all! Like...pickled plums!)". This could be a reference to the Splatoon manga in which the main character, Goggles, is often seen eating pickled plums.
 * Additionally, during the ending dialogue, Frye mentions that the "all-you-can-sweet buffet" serves pickled plums.
 * A visual bug would occur when boarding a Splatfest Float after winning a 100x or a 333x Battle if any Octolings where part of the winning team, wherein the Octoling's eyes and ears would appear as an Inkling's. As of version 2.1.1, this bug still occurs.