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flambé

Adjective

∙ 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. ceramics, of Chinese porcelain

Noun

∙ A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited. cooking
∙ A flambéed dish.

Verb

∙ To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.