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#FlanFriday We begin our journey at possibly the greatest diversion from your pedestrian expectations. The Flan Pâtissie, or Flan Parisien. Baptized not in the cool water of her bain-marie, but by flame. The ratio of the French custard is such that the cream may bake without curdling or splitting under direct heat. Most commonly mistaken for the Basque Cheesecake, she bears a dark, caramelized topmost layer. What may surprise the amateurs among you is that the Flan Parisien is set inside a crust, whereas the Basque Cheesecake IS NOT. More to the median experience is the traditional Crème Caramel,...Read more
In honor of (what I have just seconds ago dubbed) Flan Friday, a journey into the many faces of flan. Worshippers of Earth-C, I invite you to ask yourselves: