British V American Food Terminology

[shyvas]

It's crème caramel. It is a cold pudding.

 

[Envy]

Creme caramel/panna cotta

Definitely not panna cotta.

In my family we'd call that a creme caramel, not a pudding.

Edit: Snap, Aery

I like the word "flan".

 

[Lord Snot]

It's crème caramel. It is a cold pudding.

It is also called custard pudding, but I don't know anyone who calls it that.

 

[AeryFairy]

Definitely not panna cotta.

It looked like it -could- be one

Creme caramels are delicious

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Here, that thing is called flan.

 

[AeryFairy]

Here, that thing is called flan.

Here, this is a flan:

 

[Envy]

Here, this is a flan:

Looks like a custard pie.

 

[shyvas]

Here, that thing is called flan.

It is also a baked custard.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Here, this is a flan:

The name of the picture is "flan tart" which would be accurate here, if it's a flan flavored thing made in a tart pan. But the thing that's on the plate with the caramel sauce is a flan, which you call crème caramel.

 

[AeryFairy]

The name of the picture is "flan tart" which would be accurate here, if it's a flan flavored thing made in a tart pan. But the thing that's on the plate with the caramel sauce is a flan, which you call crème caramel.

But they don't always have custard in, they can be savoury, and are still called flans.

Languages are awesome.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

A savory thing would have a different name here. If it had a pastry bottom ad open top, but not with a custard filling, it would be a tart. If the filling was mainly egg it would be a frittata. If it was egg+cream, and had a pastry bottom, it would be quiche.

 

[shyvas]

A savory thing would have a different name here. If it had a pastry bottom ad open top, but not with a custard filling, it would be a tart. If the filling was mainly egg it would be a frittata. If it was egg+cream, and had a pastry bottom, it would be quiche.

In Europe a pastry lined tart with a custard based filling is also either a quiche, flan or a tart.

 

[AeryFairy]

To me, a frittata is an omlette-type thing. Quiche is the same as that, though. And we use tart too, as a kind of 'general' word for the style of food that quiche and flan are specific forms of.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Flan is very specific here!

 

[shyvas]

To me, a frittata is an omlette-type thing. Quiche is the same as that, though. And we use tart too, as a kind of 'general' word for the style of food that quiche and flan are specific forms of.

It is the Italien style and name for omlette.

 

[Calliegirl]

American flan is gross, this looks good though. It looks like it has a cheesecake texture.

Here, this is a flan:

 

[KLS52]

Lol...this is my favorite thread to date!

 

[Lord Snot]

If Friends is anything to go by, Americans pronounce flan differently too.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

If Friends is anything to go by, Americans pronounce flan differently too.

I say (and have only heard) flahn. How do you say it! How do they say it on Friends?

 

[Lord Snot]

Flan rhymes with ban or can, not barn. They say flan as in barn on Friends