Flamb-e meaning
Being, or having been, flambéed.
adjective
(cooking) A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.
noun
The act of flambéing.
noun
A flambéed dish.
noun
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."
verb
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