Fine Melba Toast Burnt Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FLAMBE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FLAMBE

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	53%	11		Tenderness of a melba toast
3	36%	5		Named after Nellie Melba

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FLAMBE" which means:

verb

• Pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)

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.

adjective

• Being, or having been, flambéed.
• (of chinese porcelain) decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides.

An example sentence would be:

• "I ordered the crème brûlée with a flaming flambe for dessert."
• "The chef prepared the banana flambe tableside."

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