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blanch

/blæntʃ/

Translations

blanchverb

blanched

Past Simple

blanched

Past Participle

blanching

Gerund

/blæntʃ/

She began to blanch when she heard the shocking news.

Она начала бледнеть, когда услышала шокирующую новость.

To preserve the color and texture, you should blanch the vegetables before freezing them.

Чтобы сохранить цвет и текстуру, следует бланшировать овощи перед заморозкой.

Additional translations

Synonyms

blanchnoun

blanches

/blɑːntʃ/

/blæntʃ/

blanchverb

To bleach by excluding light.

The gardener blanched the celery by covering it with soil.

To become pale or turn white, especially from shock, fear, or illness.

She blanched at the sight of the approaching storm.

To scald food briefly in boiling water or steam, often to loosen skins or prepare it for freezing.

Blanch the green beans for two minutes before placing them in the ice bath.

blanchnoun

A brief scalding of food in boiling water or steam, especially as a preliminary stage in cooking or preserving.

Give the peaches a quick blanch to make peeling easier.