noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
blanching (vegetables by depriving of light)
Technical term in agriculture/horticulture. Refers to the practice of excluding light from growing vegetables (e.g., by earthing up or covering) to make them pale and tender. Often used with する as a transitive verb.
See also: 軟化
軟白したセロリは苦味が少ない。
Blanched celery has less bitterness.
アスパラガスを軟白するために土をかぶせる。
We cover the asparagus with soil to blanch it.