blanching
Quick boiling dip
Blanching is briefly immersing food in boiling water, then plunging it into ice water to stop the cooking.
The technique softens vegetables while preserving color, loosens skins for peeling, or prepares food for freezing.
Blanching also describes losing color from shock or fear: She blanched at the news.
The connection is paleness—blanched almonds are white, a blanched face has gone pale.
Partially cook in water
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
plunging · precook · water bath · brighten · vegetables · tomatoes · beans · almonds
Pale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- colorlessDevoid of pigmentation
bloodless · faded · drained · washed-out · white · anemic · chalky · ghostly
Stakes forming a boundary
- recoilingJerking backward in reaction
- flinchingInvoluntary recoil response
- wincingSlight pained recoil
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
dreading · quailing · cowering · going pale · horror · alarm · dismay · trepidation
parboil
Partially cook in water
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- shockingCausing intense surprise
refreshing · plunging · precook · water bath · brighten · vegetables · tomatoes · beans · almonds · peaches
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
colorless · bloodless · faded · drained · washed-out · white · anemic · chalky · ghostly · cadaverous
paling
Stakes forming a boundary
- recoilingJerking backward in reaction
- flinchingInvoluntary recoil response
- wincingSlight pained recoil
shuddering · dreading · quailing · cowering · going pale · horror · alarm · dismay · trepidation · apprehension
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