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- Dictionaryblanched/blɑːn(t)ʃt/
adjective
- 1. (of an item of food) having been briefly immersed in boiling water, especially in order to remove the skin or to prepare it for further cooking: "add the garlic, spices, and blanched cauliflower to the fried onion and continue to cook until soft"
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BLANCHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of blanch 2. to turn pale, for example because you are shocked…. Learn more.
: to become white or pale (as from shock or fear) His face blanched with horror. often used figuratively to describe a reaction of shock or dismay that makes someone unwilling or reluctant to proceed. Civilians also saw benefits to the system but blanched when talk then included references to $300-plus user fees. Dan Fales.
Blanched definition: made white; whitened or bleached. See examples of BLANCHED used in a sentence.
Blanching is a cooking process in which a food, usually a vegetable or fruit, is scalded in boiling water, removed after a brief timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water (known as shocking or refreshing) to halt the cooking process. Blanching foods helps reduce quality loss over time. [1] .
Mar 30, 2024 · Blanching is a method of cooking that involves briefly dropping ingredients (usually vegetables) in a large pot of boiling, salted water. Afterward, the blanched vegetables are lifted from the boiling water and transferred to a bowl of ice water, a technique called "shocking."
1. To take the color from; bleach. 2. To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light. 3. To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin. 4. a. To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin. b. To scald (food) briefly, as before freezing or as a preliminary stage in preparing a dish. 5.
Apr 8, 2020 · Blanching is a food preparation technique in which food is briefly immersed in hot liquid, like boiling water or oil, often but not always as a prelude to cooking it further. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts are the foods that are most frequently blanched, each for different reasons.
BLANCHED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of blanch 2. to turn pale, for example because you are shocked…. Learn more.
verb. us / blæntʃ / uk / blɑːntʃ / blanch verb (PALE) Add to word list. [ I ] to turn pale, for example because you are shocked: While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, Daniels seems to enjoy it. [ T ] to make a plant pale by covering it up so that the light does not reach it as it grows.
adjective. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light. synonyms: etiolate, etiolated. colorless, colourless. weak in color; not colorful. adjective. anemic looking from illness or emotion. “the invalid's blanched cheeks”. synonyms: ashen, bloodless, livid, white.
