blanching
present participle ofblanch
blanch
verb
uk/blɑːntʃ/us/blæntʃ/blanchverb(PALE)
[I]
toturnpale, forexamplebecause you areshocked:
While mostpeoplewould blanch at theprospectof so muchwork, Danielsseemstoenjoyit.
[T]
to make aplantpalebycoveringit up so that thelightdoes notreachit as itgrows
The skin, & skin colour
- anti-wrinkle
- ashy
- beauty spot
- bloodless
- blush
- colouring
- crevice
- crimson
- cutaneous
- cutis
- florid
- flush
- freckle
- mole
- sunbath
- sunbathing
- sunburned
- suntan
- suntanned
- tanned
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Gardening - general words
blanchverb(BOIL)
[T]
to putvegetablesorsimilarfoodsintoboilingwaterfor a fewminutesto make themwhite,removetheskins, getridofstrongflavours, orpreparethem forfreezing:
blanchedalmonds
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poach
- sear
- underdone
- warm(someone/something)up
Examplesofblanching
blanching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Throbbing hearts, twitching limbs, the pitiableblanchingof cheeks would touch even heartless souls.
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They once were set but now they are not, were once a part of the fog'sblanchingcontinuum, now they rest on top like exhibits or samples.
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There is known to be some loss of nutritional value during theblanchingwhich precedes both the dehydration and deepfreezing processes.
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Although the prescription covered vascular effects—blanchingand numbness—it should also cover the well recognised neurological effects.
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Blanchingor soaking andblanchingas a processing step before freezing can extend the freezer life up to 12 months.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is also used to rapidly raise the temperature of foods, as withblanching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The meaning ofblanchingis to whiten, but this is not always the purpose ofblanchingin cooking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When treated with reactive oxygen species, its protective effect can be maximized byblanchingwith hypochlorite ion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Raw mushrooms have a gastrointestinal irritant, hydrazine, but parboiling orblanchingbefore consumption will remove it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Notblanchingon pressure, bruises can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The appliance is therefore fit for many culinary applications, including baking, roasting, grilling, steaming, braising,blanchingand poaching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With cultivation andblanching, the stalks lose their acidic qualities and assume the mild, sweetish, aromatic taste particular to celery as a salad plant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A vitamin loss of ten percent occurred during theblanchingphase with the rest of the loss occurring during the cooling and washing stages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The advantage is that theblanchingstep cooks the potato.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heat is applied by cooking,blanchingor microwave heating in a manner that pasteurizes or sterilizes fish products.
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