Are the baked vegetables or roasted?

Typically, when roasting, the main medium transferring heat from the hot air to the food is fat or fat-based juices. When baking, this is not the case.

These are different cooking techniques and you didn’t provide any information about how these vegetables were cooked.

'Baked' is a more general term, while 'roasted' implies relatively higher heat and an absence of moisture. Describing the image as pictured I would argue 'baked' is more apt in this case. Fun fact though: assuming this is confit byaldi, the answer is actually both -- the vegetables are first baked (or steamed) to release moisture, after which they are arranged in the pan and roasted to caramelize.

Baked and roasted actually refer to the same process: putting in an oven (you can also roast over an open flame too, though we often call it grilling). Typically we roast meats and vegetables and we bake cakes and cookies. The only regular exception I know of is a “honey baked ham,” although my mom did refer to “baked chicken” a couple of times.

This is ratatouille which is baked. "Roasting" is done at a higher temperature typically with the food largely exposed to the heat (uncovered). The exception to this is pot roast, in which meat that is too tough to roast normally is cooked in its own juices for a long time to tenderize it.

“Are the vegetables baked or roasted?”

Either word is fine. English has lots of words with overlapping meanings. "Baked" and "roasted" mean different things to different people. *Most* people consider ratatouille to be a baked dish, because it's similar to a pie - usually cooked slowly in an oven, within a container, with many ingredients, some of which are liquid. It's likely to involve tomatoes. It's often covered while cooking. But not always. "Roasted" *usually* suggests something sitting on the top of a tray - not enclosed. However, that's a very rough, subjective guideline. Bread is usually baked, whether inside a tin or not. Many pies are baked without a covering. Baked potatoes are often encased in foil. There is no one, single, official authority on such definitions. The best advice I can offer to ESL students with such questions is, try using Google **image** search, instead of a dictionary. It often gives a more direct idea of common usage.

Baked - cooked in an oven Roasted - cooked over a fire

It depends on the cooking style. I don't think it's possible to tell from the picture.

In my experience they are cooked by tiny rats hiding inside hats

The suggestions in this thread are all good and valid in their own way. Just be aware that whatever guidance you follow to distinguish between "roasted/roast" and "baked" will eventually run into an exception. :D

This is rattatui, i would say baked but i dont see anything wrong with "roasted in the oven"

Google has an explanation in between twos, which makes sense to me. Roast : higher temperature, most likely resulting in a crispier exterior on food like vegetables and meat. bake: often used for foods that need to change structure during cooking. E.g cake , bread Two explanations used the words often/ most likely. So it’s not all the time, but I agree these explanation to most of the situations.

I'm taking baked vegetables any time of day. There's nothing in the world that i would prefer to eat over baked vegetables: squash, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, broccoli, green beans and onions. I'd fill myself with them every day

I’d say roasted. I think that baked is for breads, cakes, and the like. (I want to say “baked goods,” but that may not be helpful. Batters and doughs cooked to solidity.) Roasted is everything else. Except, there are a bunch of exceptions. Ham is baked. Apples are baked. Baked potatoes are different than roasted potatoes. Some casseroles are baked. Baking and roasting are the same physical process (dry surrounding heat). They aren’t different techniques like frying, braising, and broiling are all different.

Generally, you bake carbohydrates and roast everything else. The exception is ham, which is baked.

“*Are these vegetables baked or roasted?*” also English likes to just have like 12 verbs for basically the same action so do with that what you will yes there is a difference Roasted is drying with direct heat whereas baking is more an ambient process.

The terms mean the same thing - cooked in the oven. The difference is in context. “Baked” is primarily used to describe breads, cakes, and other confections. “Roasted” is almost exclusively used for savory dishes. But there are certain savory dishes that can be described as one or the other, connoting a different preparation. There’s no hard and fast rule for how these work, and I would imagine it’s likely region specific. For example, baked potatoes are cooked whole, usually plain or just with oil/butter and salt; whereas roasted potatoes are cut into chunks and often cooked with herbs and aromatics. Baked chicken is usually pieces, maybe coated in bread crumbs, and cooked in a baking dish, sometimes with a sauce; roasted chicken is usually cooked whole

It is clear how they are cooked from looking at the picture. OP is asking about the correct word to use to describe the picture. I would say baked. Both words imply cooked in the oven, but roasted implies caramelized (browned) and as to vegetables, not in a liquid or sauce ( you could have a turkey or pot roast that would be roasted but still be in its juices). Also these vegetables are in a casserole dish/pie plate so that leans more towards baked as well. I'd say to use roasted for vegetables from the oven, you would cook the sliced vegetables on a cookie sheet with just oil and salt.