Traditional "Havana" Flan |
Dessert Flans at Wedding |
Flan is apparently a standard type of dessert in Spain and Portugal and made the move to the New World colonial lands. So one can expect to see flan in various incarnations in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia etc. In fact people with heritages from these particular countries each were eager to participate in the flan off to put their best flan forward. It was up to the rest of us to judge which was the best! There was indeed some ugly chauvinism as to which country claims the best flan but we will not go there.
The competitors! |
Vanilla Bean Flan with Rosemary Garnish |
Preparing the flans |
Competitor 1 has Latin roots |
Well presented for sure! |
The second flan also looked great. It was a large ring displayed on a decorative plate and was drenched with the caramelized sugar sauce that flans are known for. It was a good size which helped it to make an impressive entry. The taste was what one expected however the consistency of this one was a bit coarser making it more custard like. To those who could have cared less it made not difference but the flan purists considered that a bit of a problem.
Competitor Number two with ring flan |
Another beautiful job |
Well complemented by the plate! |
Proud o' her flan |
A classic look! |
Comeptitor Four with Flan in a jello mold! |
Prior to the revealing! |
Pomegranate added but the caramel sauce didn't all come out |
Competitor number 5 with a large flan |
Darker than the others! |
Made with Dulce de Leche |
Table full of flans - let the tasting begin! |
The sampler for everyone! |
Serious discussion! |
Let's eat some flan! |
We're making our choice! |
What is that taste? |
Let the voting begin! |
All in good fun - but my flan ruled! |
I think the tasting should have been done blind--I mean blind-folded. No doubt the winner would have been someone else.
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