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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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when listing a menu entree, is it roast chicken or roasted chicken.
Don't you roast a chicken and serve roasted chicken?
Don't you roast a chicken and serve roasted chicken?
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Technically i think you are correct with 'roast' being what you do and 'roasted' describing the result. However... Have you ever heard someone say I'm going to have a roasted beef sandwich ?
- Technically i think you are correct with 'roast' being what you do and 'roasted' describing the result.
- However...
- Have you ever heard someone say I'm going to have a roasted beef sandwich ?
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- I suppose if you were cooking something unusual like water buffalo, you might say roasted as a way to emphasize the dish.
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Technically i think you are correct with 'roast' being what you do and 'roasted' describing the result.
However...
Have you ever heard someone say I'm going to have a roasted beef sandwich? I have not, at least not in the U.S.
I suppose if you were cooking something unusual like water buffalo, you might say roasted as a way to emphasize the dish.
However...
Have you ever heard someone say I'm going to have a roasted beef sandwich? I have not, at least not in the U.S.
I suppose if you were cooking something unusual like water buffalo, you might say roasted as a way to emphasize the dish.
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AnonymousYou can certainly list roast chicken on a menu -- or roast lamb, roast pork, roast beef, or roastwhenWhen listing a menu entree, is it roast chicken or roasted chicken?
Don't you roast a chicken and serve roasted chicken?
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