combustion vs flambé

combustion

noun
  • The act or process of burning. 

  • A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat. 

  • A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat. 

  • Violent agitation, tumult. 

flambé

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

  • A flambéed dish. 

adj
  • Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides. 

  • Being, or having been, flambéed. 

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. 

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