Certain flavor compounds give you a nice caramel flavor, whereas others give you a burnt or bitter taste.

一定程度化合物给你美妙的焦糖味道，而其它给你烧焦或苦涩的味道。

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The goose is the single richest dish any of us have eaten: skin the color of burnt caramel, gamey, dark and as satisfying as a steak.

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During that time he created a concentrated caramel tea latte formula that included very expensive teas from Darjeeling, India, and burnt-caramel sauce from a gourmet chocolate company in San Francisco.

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