Blanch: meaning, definitions and examples
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blanch
[ blæntʃ ]
cooking
To blanch means to briefly immerse food in boiling water, then transfer it to ice water to stop the cooking process. Blanching is commonly used to soften vegetables, remove skins from fruits or nuts, or prepare foods for freezing or canning.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Blanch the tomatoes before peeling them.
- After blanching the broccoli, I will sauté it with garlic.
- Blanch the almonds to easily remove the skins.
- I always blanch green beans before freezing them.
- She blanched the cabbage leaves for the stuffed peppers.
Translations
Translations of the word "blanch" in other languages:
🇵🇹 branquear
🇮🇳 सफेद करना
🇩🇪 blanchieren
🇮🇩 memutihkan
🇺🇦 бланшувати
🇵🇱 blanszować
🇯🇵 ブランチする
🇫🇷 blanchir
🇪🇸 blanquear
🇹🇷 beyazlatmak
🇰🇷 흰색으로 만들다
🇸🇦 تبييض
🇨🇿 blanšírovat
🇸🇰 blanšírovať
🇨🇳 漂白
🇸🇮 blanširati
🇮🇸 bleikja
🇰🇿 ақтату
🇬🇪 გადატანა
🇦🇿 ağartmaq
🇲🇽 blanquear
Word origin
The word 'blanch' originated from the Old French word 'blanchir', which means 'to whiten'. The term was first used in the 14th century in English. It originally referred to making white by removing color, but over time, it came to be associated with the process of cooking vegetables briefly in boiling water.