flambe
Set dramatically alight
Flambé describes food that has been doused with alcohol and set alight, producing a brief dramatic flame that burns off the alcohol while leaving behind its flavor: bananas flambé, crêpes suzette flambé.
As a verb, to flambé is to prepare food this way: The waiter flambéed the dessert tableside.
From French for "flamed."
Start burning something
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
- panShallow cooking vessel
torch · caramelize · sauté · deglaze · reduce · sear · tilt · swirl
Next to seated diners
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- spectacleVisually striking event
- dining roomRoom for meals
captain · waiter · performance · elegant · upscale · fine dining · theatrical · flourish
Steamed holiday fruitcake
- rum cakeSpirit-infused baked dessert
- pearsEdible pomes from Pyrus
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
dessert · souffle · omelette · medallions · pineapple · strawberries · beef tenderloin · veal
End combustion forcibly
- lidRemovable container cover
- smotherDeprive of air
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- eyebrowsHair above eyes
flash point · control · distance · towel · fire · burn · careful · standing back
ignite
Start burning something
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
pan · torch · caramelize · sauté · deglaze · reduce · sear · tilt · swirl · burn off
tableside
Next to seated diners
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- spectacleVisually striking event
dining room · captain · waiter · performance · elegant · upscale · fine dining · theatrical · flourish · dimmed lights
Christmas pudding
Steamed holiday fruitcake
shrimp · dessert · souffle · omelette · medallions · pineapple · strawberries · beef tenderloin · veal · scallops
extinguish
End combustion forcibly
- lidRemovable container cover
- smotherDeprive of air
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
eyebrows · flash point · control · distance · towel · fire · burn · careful · standing back · low ceiling
- cooking techniquessear, simmering, boiling, frying, saute
- cooking termsbaste, baking, blanch, braise, roasting
- French cuisinebaguette, croissant, coq au vin, crepe suzette, croissants
- heat and fireignite, burn, blaze, combust, incinerate
- Boozy Cookingcoq au vin, beef bourguignon, boeuf bourguignon, chicken marsala, veal marsala
- glazesglaze, maple glaze, balsamic glaze, teriyaki glaze, citrus glaze
flambechilled
Made or kept cold
frozen · refrigerated · raw · slow-cooked · sous vide
- 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, inflammation, inflammable, aflame, inflammatory, flambé