flan
Silky Spanish dessert
Flan is a baked custard dessert with a caramel topping, the caramel forming a sauce when the dish is inverted onto a plate.
The word comes from Spanish and is especially associated with Latin American and Spanish cuisines.
In British usage, flan refers to an open tart with a sweet or savory filling: a fruit flan, a cheese and onion flan.
Reproductive cells in shells
smooth · velvety · tempering · bain-marie · water bath · jiggly · unmolding · set
Sugar's heat transformation
- burnt sugarCooked sweetener, past golden
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- toppingFood's finishing layer
glaze · bittersweet · molten · amber · dulce de leche · sauce · drizzle · coating
Enclosed cooking chamber
- ramekinsSmall individual baking dishes
- water bathHeated vessel within vessel
- unmoldingExtracting from a cast
- invertedTurned opposite way
cooling · chilled · recipe · bain-marie · refrigerated · overnight · temperature · bubbles
Tasting of sugar
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- coursePlanned path forward
- platedCoated with metal
- garnishDecorative food topping
portion · chilled · restaurant · menu · presentation · classic · homemade · serving
Iberian Peninsula country
- MadridSpain's governmental seat
- comidaSpanish word for food
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
Cake soaked in three milks
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- quinceaneraFifteenth birthday celebration
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
creamy · smooth · velvety · tempering · bain-marie · water bath · jiggly · unmolding · set · wobbly
caramelization
Sugar's heat transformation
- burnt sugarCooked sweetener, past golden
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- syrupThick sugar liquid
topping · glaze · bittersweet · molten · amber · dulce de leche · sauce · drizzle · coating · sticky
oven
Enclosed cooking chamber
- ramekinsSmall individual baking dishes
- water bathHeated vessel within vessel
- unmoldingExtracting from a cast
inverted · cooling · chilled · recipe · bain-marie · refrigerated · overnight · temperature · bubbles · overbaking
sweet
Tasting of sugar
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- coursePlanned path forward
- platedCoated with metal
garnish · portion · chilled · restaurant · menu · presentation · classic · homemade · serving · spoon
Spain
Iberian Peninsula country
tres leches
Cake soaked in three milks
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
- American Dessertsapple pie, brownie, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie
- Latin foodtacos, tamales, burritos, quesadilla, nachos
flanappetizer
Light dish preceding main
main course · entrée · savory dish · meat course · salad
- flannel shirtSoft woven cotton garment
- flannel sheetsBrushed cotton bed linens
- flannel pajamasSoft warm sleepwear
- caramel flanBaked custard with toffee sauce
- flannel pantsSoft-woven casual trousers
- flannel blanketSoft napped bedding layer