verb
- ignites alcohol in a dish during cooking to create flames
Usage: culinary
noun
- dishes prepared by igniting alcohol during cooking
Usage: culinary; plural
Examples
- The chef flambes the bananas with rum for dessert.
- She carefully flambes the crepes at the table.
- The restaurant is famous for its flambes.
- He learned to prepare several flambes in cooking school.
- The waiter flambes the dish with dramatic flair.
- These flambes require high-proof alcohol to ignite properly.