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'''This article is about the open pie. See also [[Crème caramel]], synonymous with flan in some cuisines, and [[Flan (disambiguation)]].'' [[Image:Store bought Spanish Flan.JPG|thumb|right|Store bought Spanish ''flan'']] A '''flan''' is an open-topped [[pie]], similar to a [[quiche]] but, especially in savoury versions, lacking the [[custard]]-style filling. The base is of [[shortcrust pastry]], distinguishing it from the [[tart]], which more often has a [[puff pastry]] base. It is also filled with custard in Mexico. The [[British cuisine|British]] [[Umami|savoury]] flans may have diverged from the sweeter [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]] flans in the [[Middle Ages]]. In [[Cuisine of Latin America|Latin America]], the sweet flan is popular, and many local versions exist, including the ''[[Flan napolitano]]'' from [[Cuisine of Mexico|Mexico]], ''[[flan de coco]]'' from [[Costa Rican cuisine|Costa Rica]] and the widespread ''[[flan de leche]]'', often eaten with [[cream]]. ==Etymology== The Modern [[English language|English]] word 'flan' and the earlier 'flawn' come from [[French language|French]] ''flan'', from [[Old French]] ''flaon'', in turn from [[Medieval Latin]] ''fladonem'', derived from the [[Old Castillian]] ''flado'', a sort of flat cake, probably from an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] root for 'flat' or 'broad.' <ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]], 2nd Edition (1989); [[Petit Robert]] 1973.</ref> ==Fillings== There are many fillings that can be put in a flan. Cookitsimply.com, a British recipe website, lists 29 flan recipes, 9 of which are sweet and 20 savoury,<ref>[http://www.cookitsimply.com/search/index.php?q=flan&go=Search Search=flan at cookitsimply.com] (retrieved 13-09-2009)</ref> while the [[British Food Trust]] has sixteen, of which six are savoury and ten sweet.<ref>[http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipebook/index.php?searchword=flan&option=com_search&Itemid=4 Flan recipes at greatbritishkitchen.com] (retrieved 13-09-2009)</ref> Latin American flans are more restrictive in their ingredients, mostly being variants of [[Crème caramel]]. Despite this smaller ingredient range, they appear to be widely popular. Further afield, the [[Filipino cuisine|Philippine]] "leche flan" includes [[dayap]] rind as a flavouring,<ref>[http://philippines-food.msg-style.com/2007/09/leche_flan_philippines_food.html Leche flan Philippine food] (retrieved 14-09-2009)</ref> and the [[Vietnamese cuisine|Vietnamese]] ''ban dua ca ra men'' includes [[coconut]].<ref>[http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Ban%20dua%20ca%20ra%20men%20%28coconut%20flan%20with%20caramel%29 ban dua ca ra men (coconut flan with caramel)] (retrieved 14-09-2009)</ref> ==External links== * [http://www.thecubanrecipes.com/flan/ Flan Recipes] ==References== <references/> [[category:British cuisine]] [[Category:Philippine cuisine]] [[category:Latin American cuisine]] [[category:Vietnamese cuisine]] [[category:Lebanese cuisine]] [[category:Spanish cuisine]]'