verb
- igniting alcohol in a dish during cooking to burn off the alcohol and enhance flavor
Usage: culinary term; present participle of flambe
Examples
- The chef was flambeing the dessert at our table.
- She practiced flambeing bananas for the dinner party.
- The restaurant is famous for flambeing their signature dish.
- He learned the technique of flambeing from a French cookbook.
- The waiter warned us before flambeing the crepes suzette.
- Flambeing requires careful attention to safety procedures.