kaltata — meaning in English

English meaning

• blanch verb To turn pale or white.
• scald verb To injure the skin by contact with very hot liquid or steam.

Senses

kaltata is used for these senses in English:

• blanch (transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
• scald To burn with hot liquid.

blanch — full definition

1. verb To turn pale or white.
2. verb To remove the color from something so that it turns white.
3. verb To cook food quickly in boiling water, then cool it fast in cold water.
4. verb To make food, especially meat, white on the outside by dipping it briefly in boiling water and then in cold water, sealing in its juices.

scald — full definition

1. verb To injure the skin by contact with very hot liquid or steam.
2. verb (cooking) To heat a liquid until it is just below boiling point.

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