caramelize

A verb used to describe the process of heating sugar or food containing sugar until it turns brown and develops a characteristic flavor.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das den Prozess beschreibt, Zucker oder zuckerhaltige Lebensmittel so zu erhitzen, bis sie braun werden und den typischen Karamellgeschmack annehmen.

1. Convert sugar into caramel B2 formal culinary

   To heat sugar or a sugar-containing food until it turns into a brown, sweet, and flavorful substance called caramel.

   • The chef caramelized the onions for the soup.
   • You need to caramelize the sugar for the crème brûlée.
   • She caramelized the apples for the dessert.

   🇩🇪Karamellisieren

2. Become caramel B2 formal culinary

   To be transformed into caramel through the application of heat.

   • The sugar began to caramelize in the pan.
   • The onions will caramelize slowly if you cook them on low heat.
   • The top of the crème brûlée caramelized under the broiler.

   🇩🇪Karamellisieren

• caramelized past participle
• caramelized past simple
• caramelizing present participle
• caramelizes third person singular