flambé
Set alight dramatically
Flambé is a cooking technique where alcohol is added to a hot pan and ignited, creating a brief burst of flame.
The fire burns off the alcohol while leaving behind concentrated flavor.
As an adjective, it describes dishes prepared this way: bananas flambé, cherries flambé.
From French for "flamed."
Spirit from fermented fruit
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
- liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
- igniteStart burning something
- panShallow cooking vessel
sauté · deglaze · reduce · sizzle · skillet · sear · baste · tableside
Next to seated diners
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- spectacleVisually striking event
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- presentationFormal display to viewers
flourish · performance · dining room · captain · dimmed lights · audience · cart · exhibition
Flambéed caramelized fruit dessert
- cherries jubileeFlambéed fruit over ice cream
- coq au vinPoultry braised in red
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
brandy
Spirit from fermented fruit
pan · sauté · deglaze · reduce · sizzle · skillet · sear · baste · tableside · rum
tableside
Next to seated diners
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- spectacleVisually striking event
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
presentation · flourish · performance · dining room · captain · dimmed lights · audience · cart · exhibition · panache
bananas foster
Flambéed caramelized fruit dessert
- cherries jubileeFlambéed fruit over ice cream
- coq au vinPoultry braised in red
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
shrimp · Christmas pudding · dessert · entrée · main course
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
butterscotch · sweetness · brûlée · candied · burnt · praline · caramel · golden · crisp · crust
ignition
Starting combustion process
heat · flare-up · glow · flicker · spark · char · scorch · combustion · torch · controlled
- tableside diningtableside service, flambe, carving, dessert cart, cheese cart
- sizzling foodsfajitas, steak, teppanyaki, bibimbap
- old flameFormer romantic interest
- open flameUncovered burning source
- burst into flameSuddenly catch fire
- flame warsHostile online exchanges
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- fan the flameDeliberately worsen tensions
flame, inflame, flamboyant, flammable, inflammable, aflame, enflame, nonflammable, flambeau