My mom likes to make "apples 'n onions", which is basically what it sounds like, sliced apples and onions cooked together until they caramelize into harmony. I've never mustered up the courage to try it myself (too strange a combination), but it makes her house smell wonderful.
If you want to try the ne plus ultra of the culinary concept known as caramelization, though, look for authentically made flan, or better yet, creme brulee. C'est magnifique!
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The only thing I've ever had carmelized was carrots, which we tend to get around Thanksgiving. I should ask my culinary-genius friend Jennifer what else can be carmelized.
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Yes, caramelization. Onions (I think they caramelize them sorta for French onion soup too...) and apples are good, although carrots have always looked fairly dubious, and I've yet to try them. And here's a thought... what happens when you caramelize bittermelon (that long, star-shaped, generally Chinese, bitter-no-matter-how-you-usually-cook-it vegetable found at most Asian grocery stores, for those who are unfamiliar)?
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If you want to try the ne plus ultra of the culinary concept known as caramelization, though, look for authentically made flan, or better yet, creme brulee. C'est magnifique!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_brulee
-JD
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The only thing I've ever had carmelized was carrots, which we tend to get around Thanksgiving. I should ask my culinary-genius friend Jennifer what else can be carmelized.
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Yes, caramelization. Onions (I think they caramelize them sorta for French onion soup too...) and apples are good, although carrots have always looked fairly dubious, and I've yet to try them. And here's a thought... what happens when you caramelize bittermelon (that long, star-shaped, generally Chinese, bitter-no-matter-how-you-usually-cook-it vegetable found at most Asian grocery stores, for those who are unfamiliar)?
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