flambe
/flɑmˈbeɪ/
verb
- To pour alcohol over food and set it on fire briefly, usually for flavor or presentation.
- For a dramatic dessert, you can flambe bananas with rum and brown sugar.
- She learned how to flambe steak in her cooking class.
- The chef decided to flambe the crepes with brandy at the table.
adjective
- Describing a dish that has been prepared by flaming with alcohol.
- The menu listed a flambe shrimp appetizer with cognac.
- He prefers his flambe dishes served with a side of vanilla ice cream.
- We ordered the flambe cherries jubilee for dessert.