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char-grilled

British  

adjective

  1. (of food) grilled over charcoal

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The Los Angeles establishment — known for its freshly pressed blue corn tortillas, char-grilled meats and cheese-encrusted tacos — has been featured three times in the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

Here: saseuljeok — literally, “grilled chain skewers” — made with alternating pieces of American Wagyu beef and line-caught tilefish, with char-grilled zucchini and a salad of scallions, lettuce, anise hyssop and herbs.Credit...Photograph by David Chow.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

In each new city I visited, I found myself drawn toward the unmistakable smell of char-grilled street corn and the stories of the people who worked there.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2022

After all, the two foods pair frequently in such dishes as Greek tzatziki and Turkish ali nazik kebab, char-grilled eggplant and lamb sauced with garlicky yogurt.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2015

The restaurant's namesake sardines come char-grilled and may not be quite as hefty as those, say, in Lisbon, where sardines are the stuff of everyday life.

From Time ● Mar. 3, 2010

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