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Caramelizes vs Carmelizes - What's the difference?

caramelizes | carmelizes |

As verbs the difference between caramelizes and carmelizes

is that caramelizes is (caramelize) while carmelizes is (carmelize).

caramelizes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (caramelize)

    • caramelize

    English

    Verb

  • (Cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
  • (Cooking) To brown sugar by means of heat.
    • Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.

    Related terms

    * caramelization

    carmelizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (carmelize)

    • carmelize

    English

    Verb

    (carmeliz)
  • (US)
  • * 1899 , Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the New York State Agricultural Society , 1899, p. 655:
    • The flour will carmelize' in this way just as the sugar ' carmelizes : that is, a change will take place.
  • * 2002 , Joy Bauer, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition , p. 156:
    • Carmelize onions; in a large nonstick saute pan, heat oil and add onions.
  • * 2010 , Justine Rude, The Washington Post , 9 Aug 2010:
    • Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.