Looking for a name...

[Mehrgan]

Hi there,
What’s the name of the golden crust of the food at the bottom of a pot? Say, when the rice (or any other food) is cooked in a pot the layer at the bottom is brown and a bit hard…Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[tedtmc]

burnt crust, burnt rice crust

 

[Ouisch]

Generally speaking, if something is cooked too long and leaves a brown or black crust at the bottom of the pan, we say that we've scorched the pan.