blanch

今日から今年のブログ、すなわち英語の勉強、と言っても英文を読むだけですが、を再開します。
Reader's Digest 10月号の記事 "Vegetables - How To Get the Most Out of Yours" からの引用です。
A study of 12 different vegetable types found that vitamins B1 and B2 were better retained when vegetables were roasted and steamed, rather than blanched or fried.
"blanch" は料理方法の一つですね。辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary:
3.to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc, into boiling water to loosen the skin
4.to plunge (meat, green vegetables, etc) in boiling water or bring to the boil in water in order to whiten, preserve the natural colour, or reduce or remove a bitter or salty taste: Add celeriac, snow peas and sea salt flakes and blanch for 10 seconds.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to put fruit, nuts, or vegetables into boiling water for a short time, often in order to make it easier to remove the skin
手の込んだ料理はしたことがないのでやった事はありませんが、湯通しの事でしたか。