dry-roasted

American  

[drahy-roh-stid] / ˈdraɪˈroʊ stɪd /

Also dry-roast

adjective

1. roasted with no oil, or less oil than is usually used in roasting, so that the product is drier, crisper, and less caloric.

   dry-roasted peanuts.

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Example Sentences

A Japanese drink made from green tea, hojicha is dry-roasted at high temperatures to produce a distinctive aroma and nutty flavour.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Maillard reactions are what make dry-roasted things like bread crusts, dumpling skirts, coffee beans and chicken skin taste and smell so good.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

There's also TJ's Slightly Coated Dark Chocolate Almonds, which are made from dry-roasted California Almonds, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, nonfat dry milk, sea salt and maple sugar.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023

Go ahead and send him with a sandwich baggie of dry-roasted peanuts until if and when the school policy tightens up.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2019

“Get him the peanuts in the yellow package—not the red package. He likes the dry-roasted ones better.”

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel