Meaning of unroast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Hypothetically, to undo the roasting of; to uncook.
   transitive
2. Among raw food enthusiasts: To process (vegetables) in a dehydrator, as an alternative to roasting them.
   rare, transitive

Examples

“As a matter of fact, a standard joke in the coffee industry during October-November was that anyone could make a fortune if he could discover a means of "unroasting" coffee […]”

“The interpreter told us that the boy who had been turning the spit first had hit his successor because the latter was turning it backwards, and would unroast the chickens.”

“Unroasting vegetables in the dehydrator softens them, allowing their flavors to intensify and become almost sweet. Almost any vegetable takes well to unroasting. Try diagonally cut carrots, green beans, halved Brussels sprouts, […]”

“I also use it for sprouting wild rice, quinoa, and unroasting vegetables, and it's great for melding flavors when you make a lasagna or veggie burgers.”

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