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Meaning of roast in English

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roast
An event of roasting sweet potatoes and enjoying the autumn.
Amongst the varieties of poultry recently purchased are single poussin, double poussin, spring chickens, roasting chickens and capons.
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If he thought that these properties were dripping roasts, why did he introduce fair rents for them?
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Then there are chickens for eating—roasting or broiling.
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The texture was stringy and the total effect was as if we had tried roasting a cricket boot.
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Metaphorically, that is what would happen if there were one word of truth in his allegation of dripping roasts.
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Afterwards, they may also be roasted or dusted with salt or flour for preservation of flavor.
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There are two methods of plank cooking; grilling (roasting) and oven (baking).
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They can be roasted, grilled, fried, baked, braised, or smoked.
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The oak influences of the wine can be matched with cooking methods that have similar influences on the food-such as grilling, smoking and plank roasting.
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Lack of fat and marbling makes round dry out when cooked with dry-heat cooking methods like roasting or grilling.
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Depending on the dish at hand, it may be roasted, stewed, boiled, fried, steamed, baked or grilled, or any combination of the said techniques.
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When the beans are roasted to smoking, they are passed around the table, where the smoke becomes a blessing on the diners.
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Roasts and curries, rice dishes, and breads all have a distinctive flavour.
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Cubes of stinky tofu speared on a bamboo skewer are roasted over charcoal with roasted meat sauce.
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Translations of roast

in Chinese (Traditional)
烹調, 烘, 烤…
in Chinese (Simplified)
烹调, 烘, 烤…
in Spanish
asar, asarse, tostar…
in Portuguese
assar, assado, assado [masculine]…
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भाजणे, भाजलेला…
(オーブンなどで)~を焼く, ローストする, ローストした肉・野菜…
kızartmak, kızarmak, kızartma…
(faire) rôtir, rôti [masculine], rôti/-ie…
rostir(-se), rostit…
braden, branden, gebraden…
அடுப்பில் அல்லது நெருப்புக்கு மேல் வைத்து உணவை சமைத்தல், வறுத்த இறைச்சி அல்லது காய்கறிகள் ஒரு அடுப்பில் அல்லது நெருப்புக்கு மேல் சமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன…
(ओवन में या आग में) भूनना, (ओवन में या आग पर) भुना हुआ…
શેકવું, ભૂંજવું, શેકેલા…
stege, riste, stegt…
steka, rosta, stekt…
memasak dengan oven, memanaskan, panggang…
braten, rösten, gebraten…
steke, riste, stek [masculine]…
آگ پر یا تنور میں سینکنا, اوون یا تنور میں سینکا ہوا…
жарити(ся), смажити(ся), підсмажувати…
жарить(ся), печь(ся), жаркое…
అవెన్ లో గానీ మంటమీద గానీ ఆహారాన్ని వండడం., వేయించిన మాంసం లేదా కూరగాయలను అవెన్ లో కానీ మంటమీద కానీ వండడం…
يَشْوي, لَحم مَشوي…
ঝলসানো, ঝলসানো মাংস বা আনাজপাতি…
péci, pražit, pečený…
memanggang, menggongseng, panggang/gongseng…
ปิ้ง, อบ, ย่าง…
nướng, sấy, được nướng…
piec (się), opiekać (się), pieczeń…
굽다, 구운 고기…
arrostire, arrosto, torrefare…
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