flambé
verb
- to drench with a liquor and ignite
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree French flambébor. English flambé Borrowed from French flambé.
- Being, or having been, flambéed.
- Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French flambébor. English flambé Borrowed from French flambé.
- A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.
- A flambéed dish.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree French flambébor. English flambé Borrowed from French flambé.
- 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.””