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A caramelized garlic steak bowl sells for $17.95, and a garden cobb salad is $15.75.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Shredded raw red cabbage and roasted sweet potato coins, caramelized at the edges.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Lotus’s caramelized cookies are a ubiquitous traditional treat back home in Belgium, where they have long been known as speculoos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a little fussier than the diner original — with a bright, spicy tuna salad made with Calabrian chili mayo and caramelized shallots, plus gooey Fontina — but the payoff is pure, molten bliss.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

The Tribeca Grill serves caramelized endive with poached lobster.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner