Charred meat Ever look at the black char on your barbequed steak and wonder how that could possibly be healthy?
It's a new flavor in itself made from the "charred and processed remains of a coconut shell.
The second substance is formed when the meat's juice and fat catches flame and those flames stick to the meat, giving it its charred or grilled appearance.
He pointed to the crumbled, charred remains of a tiny village.
It warned that "charred doesn't mean cooked", that meat should be steaming hot throughout - not pink - and any juices should run clear.
He tamped the charred fire-laced logs into embers, opened the damper fully, and closed the brass fireplace screen.
When the sun rose again and everything looked as refreshed as if it had had a quiet sleep, there only remained of the farmhouse a few black charred beams leaning against the chimney, which was now its own master.
All around lay a wide dead plain, covered with faded brown heath, and black charred spaces between the white sand hills.
