I went to a trendy, hip bakery today and the young female owner seeing that I was curious about a particular bread (actually it was a large bun) was insistent on letting me sample it. It was unique in that the complete exterior had a blackened, crispy crust … very much reminiscent of what caramelized onions look like, but really darkened and tasting nothing like onions would if they were caramelized. Oh, and it appeared to have an almost panko breadcrumb-ish like coating and the inside also had bits of this blackened crispy goodness mixed in as well, but was very light and fluffy … surprisingly, it was remarkably airy. I really was amazed at how good it was, and loved the balance of the textures!! Just curious, has anybody else ever seen, or tried this before?