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Carameliser is a French term which means to caramelize, to coat a mold with cooked sugar, to cook sugar until dark for use in other preparations (to coat or to make a sauce )

Carameliser is pronounced "kare-a-mel-lee-zay
Coucher is a French term which means to lay, that is to place a rolled out piece of dough onto a baking sheet,

It also means to spread, that is to spread a layer of cream or other garnish.

Croque monsieur refers to French open-faced Sandwich with ham and melted cheese
Cremasse refers to a typical Haitian drink served during the holidays.

Carneiro guisado refers to a Portuguese dish of mutton which is stewed with tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, parsley.

Chana is an Indian or Hindi type of lentil