blanching

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noun

The act by which something is blanched.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blanch
nounblanching (plural blanchings)

plural blanchings

  1. The act by which something is blanched.

    Multiple blanchings soften the flesh of the chiles and subdue their heat a bit.

    1999, Marilyn Tausend, Cocina De La Familia
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