dry-roasted
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
In Kenya, termites are drummed out of their mounds — the sound evokes rain, to trick them into emerging — and eaten live and juicy or dry-roasted.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
“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
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