caramelised
Heated until amber
Caramelised describes food that has been cooked until its sugars brown and develop a rich, sweet, slightly bitter flavor.
Onions are caramelised by cooking them slowly until soft and golden: caramelised onions on the burger.
The spelling is British; Americans write caramelized.
Cooked quickly in fat
- searedBurned on the surface
- toastedBrowned by heat
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
pan-fried · browned · golden · crisp · reduction · balsamic · onion · garlic
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- treacleThick sugar-refining byproduct
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
maple · toffee · butterscotch · dulce de leche · praline · burnt sugar · golden syrup · brown sugar
Custard under caramelized shell
- flanCaramel-glazed baked custard
- banoffeeBanana-caramel flavor combination
- sticky toffee puddingDate cake with caramel sauce
- bread puddingBaked custard with stale slices
leche flan · pecan pie · apple crisp · panna cotta · profiteroles · choux · millionaire shortbread · stroopwafel
Having much of something
- deepFar from surface
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- butteryRich like a spread
- toastyComfortably heated
complex · bittersweet · smoky · warm · mellow · rounded · intense · aromatic
Sugar's heat transformation
- pyrolysisHeat-driven molecular breakdown
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- hard crackCandy thermometer's high mark
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
glazed · pan-fried · browned · golden · crisp · reduction · balsamic · onion · garlic · shallots
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
honey · maple · toffee · butterscotch · dulce de leche · praline · burnt sugar · golden syrup · brown sugar · muscovado
crème brûlée
Custard under caramelized shell
- flanCaramel-glazed baked custard
- banoffeeBanana-caramel flavor combination
- sticky toffee puddingDate cake with caramel sauce
bread pudding · leche flan · pecan pie · apple crisp · panna cotta · profiteroles · choux · millionaire shortbread · stroopwafel · churros
rich
Having much of something
toasty · complex · bittersweet · smoky · warm · mellow · rounded · intense · aromatic · dark
caramelization
Sugar's heat transformation
caramelisedbland
Lacking distinctive qualities
plain · tasteless · unflavored · neutral · unsweetened