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flambe

/flɑmˈbeɪ/ /flæmˈbeɪ/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The chef prepared a dramatic flambe of bananas foster, delighting the restaurant patrons with the burst of flames. "

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noun

A flambéed dish.

Examples :

"The restaurant's specialty was a chocolate flambé, a dessert dramatically set aflame at the table. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The chef will flambe the bananas with rum to create a delicious and impressive dessert. "

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adjective

Being, or having been, flambéed.

Examples :

"The bananas Foster was flambé, its blue flames dancing briefly before the sauce simmered. "

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adjective

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

Examples :

"The antique vase, with its flambe glaze, featured streaks of crimson and purple running down its sides like molten lava. "

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