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The chemical reaction that turns boring beans, nuts, and enemies golden brown.
means Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over fire until browned, or—in slang—mocked relentlessly and cleverly to someone's face.
from From Old French 'rostir,' to roast over a fire, which English borrowed in the medieval period and which traces back to a Germanic root for grilling on a grate. The 'mocking' sense is recent slang, built on the old image of holding something over flames—roast someone and they get the heat.
- maillard magic
- Browning reaction discovered by a French chemist in 1912
- coffee timing
- Beans roast from green to dark in minutes
- comedy ritual
- Public roasts date back to 1920s New York clubs
- flavor bomb
- Roasting creates hundreds of new aroma compounds
kenyan coffee — grown in the central highlands, accounts for ~3% of global coffee production with distinctive fruity, full-bodied roasted profile
peking duck — beijing specialty since the imperial court, whole duck roasted in a closed oven until skin is lacquered crispy
chile poblano — mexican pepper traditionally roasted over open flame to char and blister the skin before peeling