Posted by michelle on February 08, 1999 at 15:00:32:
In Reply to: Re: flan vs. creme brulee definitions posted by Gerard on February 03, 1999 at 19:23:38:
: Thanks Cheri for confusing things further ; )
: I don't know what apple flan is, I know tarte aux pommes.
: Done with apple compote or Parisien with pastry cream.
: You might call it flan but its much better if the custard is broken down which wouldn't be a flan.
: I don't see apples ,baked on top of flan as being viable.
: I bake bread for a Spanish restaurant, the chef makes a custard with yolks and cream, looks a bit like too rich creme anglais.
: I prefer to stick with French nomenclature, its more orderly and logical.
: Mixing and matching metaphors is like talking about baguettes, batards, petits pain and tacos...it doesn't help us understand.
: Is apple flan English or American crackpot vernacular?, ya know...everything works ..just mix it all together.
: 15 yrs ago I called it existential cuisine, now its fusion.
: Anyway, why aren't you working?
: Cheers, Gerard.
Shall we debate the definition of "pudding" now?