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If you caramelize food, what have you done to it?

Retry Correct Incorrect Caramelization is a cooking process that involves heating food slowly to allow its natural sugars to brown and sweeten. This results in a distinct flavor and color change, as the complex sugars break down into simpler, more flavorful compounds.

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If you caramelize food, what have you done to it?

• Heated slowly, allowing natural sugars to sweeten and brown
• Mixing in brown sugar
• Naturally browning it
• Stewing food until it is caramel-brown