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flambé

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from French flambé.

  1. borrowed from flambé

Definitions

  1. Being, or having been, flambéed.

  2. Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied…

    Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides.

  3. A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot…

    A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A flambéed dish.

    2. To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to…

      To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.

      • “Flambé the dessert”, ordered the Chef, “but take the dish off the heat before adding the brandy or you'll burn your eyebrows off.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA