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Depending on where you are, 'flan' may mean different things; here in the US, it's usually a custard dessert served at Mexican and other Central American restaurants:
Similar to the Japanese pudding cups:
Whereas in some areas of the Commonwealth, it's more akin to a quiche (which, depending on fillings, makes it not a dessert
).
![Cremecaramel.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F58%2FCremecaramel.jpg&hash=22241a864b1d08ce9e8e7b420f9067b6)
![Flan_con_nata.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F4a%2FFlan_con_nata.jpg&hash=7db28758eea5fb092535cabfca40a07f)
Similar to the Japanese pudding cups:
![img01.png](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glico.com%2Fglobal%2F100th_history_contents%2Fhighlight%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Fproduct%2F009%2Fimg01.png&hash=0c41919e3ea33505412cbdbbcb281840)
Whereas in some areas of the Commonwealth, it's more akin to a quiche (which, depending on fillings, makes it not a dessert
![Flan_2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F3%2F3d%2FFlan_2.jpg&hash=ca5788132fd94554c971dda09a0a256d)