Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case (the only meaning in UK)
Type of custard dessert, popular in Spanish-speaking countries (both the pastry version and this one may be called flan in the USA). Called crème caramel in UK
A round pastry tart that contains either a sweet (custard or fruit) filling or a savory (vegetable, meat, or savory custard) filling The pastry is cooked in a special flan ring on a baking sheet
(1) Flan is a generic term that refers to any type of baked open pastry dish (savory or sweet) cooked within a pastry shell that meets certain criteria The term comes from the French word "flaon" as well as the Latin "fladon" which means "flat cake or open metal tin" that dates back to the 6th century, when Latin poet Fortunas (530 - 609 A D ) mentioned it in his writing (2) The term is also used to describe a sweet custard dish A dessert that closest resembles a caramel custard It is made in a "pie shape" of which slices are cut and served In Spain, the flan is considered the national dessert
A round pastry tart with sweet or savory filling, or a Spanish baked custard Recipe: Recita de Flan Antigua
(flaen or flahn) - (1) Flan is a generic term that refers to any type of baked open pastry dish (savory or sweet) cooked within a pastry shell that meets certain criteria The term comes from the French word "flaon" as well as the Latin "fladon" which means "flat cake or open metal tin" that dates back to the 6th century, when Latin poet Fortunas (530 - 609 A D ) mentioned it in his writing