Flan for a Friend

Posted in Baked Goods on May 8th, 2007 by mei| | .

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Like most women, I tend to have a sweet tooth… and when it comes to sweets, I do have a penchant for the classic desserts.

Flan, custard, creme caramel, pudding, 布丁. Yum. I’ll never the first time my Texan college roomie took me out for a proper Mexican flan when we were done with exams during senior year. It was rich, robust and totally memorable. I’ve long since forgotten about the appetizer, main course and the flatmate - almost - but I still have reveries about that flan.

I feel like I am in dire straits when I go on a mission to find good flans in Taipei. It doesn’t exist. Super-rich dairy is hard to find here in Taipei ergo the presence of weak puddings. Swear to [insert religious or political figure of choice] if I get served that 10nt yellow nonesense in plastic cups from 7-11s, I will get MAD. My Spanish friend introduced me to the ones at Tamago-ya （蛋蛋屋） here in Taipei which were quite nice and rich but at 60nt a pop I shake my head.

The only way to salvation: Make your own.

I decided to make a get-well flan for a friend who is recovering from… erm, the idiocy of being too nice. Anyway, the point is he appreciates a fine flan. So there.
I used the William and Sonoma recipe but I generally scale it down and make random changes. It’s a flan, not rocket science. That’s why it distrubs me that the Taiwanese get the latter but not the former.

Tamago-ya 蛋蛋屋
Various Locations (check the website for a complete list)
www.zoe-grp.com/tamagoya

Ximen Branch
No. 5, Chendu Road
西門店
成都路15號
02 2371 3837

Zhongxiao Branch
No. 35-3
The East End Underground Mall
(around the Zhongxiao Dunhua MRT area)
忠孝店
東區地下街35-3號
02 2711 7460

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  1. mei eats » Eating this Lonely Planet said,

    on June 12th, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    […] Knuckles Steamed Milkfish Milkfish Ball Soup Mesona Tea Baked Pudding(!) (I still make the best flan) 7-11 Tuna Rice Ball (*gasp* Yes, really) a bite of my friend’s 7-11 Rice Bian Dang […]

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