I like the taste of slightly burnt____
Sometimes, charred or slightly burnt morsels mean taste perfection!
A few of my favorites:
marshmallows toasted over a campfire
roasted vegetables like potatoes & brussels sprouts
grilled peanut butter & honey sandwiches
pizza crust edges
grilled corn-on-the-cob
What extra-crispy, nearly burnt or charred tibits do you savor?
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30 Comments:
charred steak on both sides that is still rare inside.
A decent (non-fast food pizza hut/etc) pizza crust.
exvaxman at 8:57PM on 09/09/07
Pizza crust, charred steak, grilled cheese (burnt cheese of any kind, in fact), toast, frozen waffles (oh, shut up!). I could go on and on...I LOVE burnt!
Barbara Hanson at 10:23PM on 09/09/07
torillas. I always burn them on the gas stovetop before filling them with fajita cicken and peppers or beans and rice.
hotvegetablegirl at 11:13PM on 09/09/07
I second pizza crust and cheese. I also like some slightly burnt potatoes in my home fries.
producestories at 11:48PM on 09/09/07
This has awakened a childhood memory. My mother had some kind of metal toaster that she used on the gas stovetop. It crimped the edges of a sandwich together. The edges of the grilled cheese sandwich would be crisp and slightly burned. Heaven was an apricot-pineapple jam sandwich. The jam was homemade and the burned, buttery crust and it were a heavenly combination.
islandexile at 12:10AM on 09/10/07
rice
savvy savorer at 3:15AM on 09/10/07
Thanks for sharing---burnt is sometimes the best part!
Do any of you have friends or family that eat slightly burnt things that make you cringe?
JEP at 6:01AM on 09/10/07
i love slightly burnt brussel sprouts. I also loved slightly burnt cheese on toast before I went vegan.
I get creeped out with the burnt marshmallows. I think I had a bad experience with one on a camping trip which has scarred me for life
choc_puddin at 6:11AM on 09/10/07
Pizza crust.
John eats the burnt popcorn. Ick.
hereandthe at 8:55AM on 09/10/07
gotta admit i love just very slightly scorched popcorn. (puts on the blindfold and stands for the firing squad)
huney_bumper at 9:10AM on 09/10/07
Cookies! I would take a slightly burnt chocolate chip cookie over a perfectly baked one any day.
happybites at 9:45AM on 09/10/07
No firing squad here--I second that *slightly* burnt popcorn--just as long as it's mostly not burned...it adds a little flavor accent.
Love burnt cheese on cheese toast, and pizza with some overdone parts too.
Lilla at 9:46AM on 09/10/07
Potato Chips
susanl at 10:11AM on 09/10/07
Anything! I like my pizza crusts so burnt that when I once ordered one from a Pizza Hut (I was desparate, okay?) they made me talk to the manager to make sure that I wouldn't turn it down, if they really burnt it. :) I thought that he would even make me sign a waiver! Although, this does nto apply to meat. I like my fish raw (sushi) and my beef medium at the most.
But a great grilled cheese sandwich, in my opinion, should always have a little char on it! ;)
Traveller at 10:20AM on 09/10/07
Mmm, slightly burnt popcorn, and singed chocolate-chip cookies. And marshmallows- my mother has the knack of making them perfectly golden brown and unctuous through-and-through, but I prefer mine charred, with the outside slipping off in gooey bits. Burnt tortillas, too. I don't yank them off the burner 'til I see crunchy charcoal-y bits.
Christina at 10:40AM on 09/10/07
Anything with cheese - the crunchy bits are the best part of lasagne in my mind. Also seconding rice, but only lightly. And I like french fries well done, though not quite burnt.
wellred at 10:44AM on 09/10/07
popcorn
charred onions and peppers for mexican dishes
pizza crust for sure
AuntJone at 11:23AM on 09/10/07
french fries. i'm the weirdo who picks out the ugliest, brownest, skinniest fries outta the bunch to eat first.
ceforrester at 11:44AM on 09/10/07
I love slightly burn rice, especially rice made with a rice cooker because then it comes out easily and if you fold the piece in half you get a yummy rice sandwich (seasoning optional! sometimes i like to put some nori in before folding)
chlamers at 11:52AM on 09/10/07
Thanks for explaining how you eat burnt rice---seems to be liked by alot of SE!
Any meat lovers who like the burnt ends?
JEP at 12:18PM on 09/10/07
The burnt part at the bottom of the pot when you make sticky rice- the best! I prefer that part than the good part.
-grilled corn
-slightly burnt roasted soybeans
-creme brulee, top part only
-burnt sugar ice cream from Toscanini's (Cambridge, MA)
charmedbeneath at 12:20PM on 09/10/07
Burnt ends on BBQ'd brisket and the burnt edges on mac n' cheese.
Colorado Jim at 12:31PM on 09/10/07
Burned bacon! Overcooked, near-charred, anything but solid black in color.
The comments about burned rice remind me that the Persians favor the same thing. There is a word for the flavorful parts that get stuck on the pan, and they are considered a delicacy. I've always wanted to try it.
But did I mention burned bacon? Makes my mouth water just to think of it.
CheesePlease at 12:56PM on 09/10/07
meat! any type of meat tastes better with charred spots.
xxoos at 1:29PM on 09/10/07
Pork chops!
rojodiablo77 at 3:12PM on 09/10/07
a properly blackened steak with a nice crust on the outside and rare on the inside is one of my small pleasures. i serve it with eggs fried over easy and toasted garlic french bread. blackened catfish are very good also but you have very little room for error.
olddad at 6:37PM on 09/10/07
When I order a latte, I request the milk be steamed to at least 190 degrees. The barista's always bulk saying the milk will burn! I must like that carmelized flavored milk :)
JEP at 7:20PM on 09/10/07
Pretzels!
jonfoxx at 8:23PM on 09/10/07
Grilled cheese
mojay at 11:38PM on 09/10/07
I also had some grilled fruit, peaches & plums that were charred to deliciousness!
JEP at 5:45AM on 09/11/07