Crème brûlée is often compared to flan.
     
“Flan is Spanish egg custard w/ sugar on top, i.e. creme brûlée. Lol” was posted on Twitter by Christopher Watkins on November 5, 2009. “flan is mexican for spanish creme brulee” was posted on Twitter by Biggity on October 10, 2011. “And flan is like the Spanish Creme brûlée” was posted on Twitter by Kat Loyd on January 15, 2013. “Flan is the spanish creme brûlée.. it cant be trash” was posted on Twitter by Why. on January 5, 2019.
     
“Flan is Mexican Creme Brulee” was posted on Twitter by EM on May 6, 2012. “Technically flan is a mexican crème brûlée” was posted on Twitter by French on December 8, 2012. “‘Flan is basically Mexican creme brûlée’ -my dad” was posted on Twitter by Jasmin Sherman on March 1, 2013. “Flan is the mexican creme brulee” was posted on Twitter by Al on August 10, 2015.
     
“Crème brûlée is just French flan” is a related saying.
   
     
Wikipedia: Crème brûlée
Crème brûlée (/ˌkrɛm bruːˈleɪ/; French pronunciation: ​[kʁɛm bʁy.le]), also known as burned cream, burnt cream or Trinity cream, and similar to crema catalana, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a texturally contrasting layer of hardened caramelized sugar. It is normally served slightly chilled; the heat from the caramelizing process tends to warm the top of the custard, while leaving the center cool. The custard base is traditionally flavored with vanilla in French cuisine, but can have other flavorings. It is sometimes garnished with fruit.
 
Wikipedia: Crème caramel
Crème caramel (French: [kʁɛm kaʁaˈmɛl]), flan, or caramel custard is a custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel sauce, contrasted with crème brûlée which is custard with a hard caramel layer on top.
       
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Christopher Watkins
@christopherbw
@LaLa_Diosa Don’t believe that ish @fashunvictum! Flan is Spanish egg custard w/ sugar on top, i.e. creme brûlée. Lol.
1:00 PM · Nov 5, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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Biggity
@Biggity
Replying to @danny_shea
@danny_shea flan is mexican for spanish creme brulee
1:26 PM · Oct 10, 2011·Twitter Web Client
     
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Sazo’s
@SazosSA
Like a sweet Spanish style crème brulee, Flan is a Latin classic. A Sazo’s we combine cream cheese, powdered… http://fb.me/1gOLSN9cS
8:28 PM · Oct 26, 2011·Facebook
 
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EM
@Em_Possi_Ball
Flan is Mexican Creme Brulee’
12:06 AM · May 6, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
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French
@ElloFrench
Technically flan is a mexican crème brûlée
7:32 AM · Dec 8, 2012·Echofon
     
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Kat Loyd
@Kmannaustin
.... And flan is like the Spanish Creme brûlée #hh
4:24 PM · Jan 15, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Jasmin Sherman
@theladyjasmin
“Flan is basically Mexican creme brûlée” -my dad.
9:08 PM · Mar 1, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Jarrett Lee Clark
@JarrettOfArk
“So flan is the no-good Mexican bastard cousin of creme brûlée…” - Larry Flanrey #DeepThoughts #cooking #food
10:19 PM · Nov 3, 2013 from Spring Valley·Twitter for iPhone
     
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✪ Gogo Stark ✪
@StarkLatte
Leché flan is like a Spanish creme brûlée http://instagram.com/p/kJTyGqIUIe/
1:43 AM · Feb 8, 2014·Instagram
 
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Sydney Robyn
@SydneyRobyn
The Caramel Flan Latte; Exploiting the ignorance of those who don’t realize Flan is Mexican Creme Brûlée to keep the Caramel Brûlée latte
2:39 PM · Feb 25, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Kyle Hendricks
@Kyle_Hendricks
Flan is just Mexican Creme Brûlée
11:13 PM · May 21, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Al
@sxblime
Flan is the mexican creme brulee
3:54 AM · Aug 10, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Lisa Ann Walter
@LisaAnnWalter
Replying to @AutumnChiklis
And Flan is Mexican Creme Brûlée!
Let’s play!!
9:48 PM · Jun 7, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Why.
@BombShell_Nel
Flan is the spanish creme brûlée.. it cant be trash.
2:14 PM · Jan 5, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Brian C.
@chainborne
Replying to @tarasis
Makes sense that the chicken would be holy - it IS the Pilgrims’ Menu after all… Smiling face with open mouthWinking face
“Flan” is apparently Spanish for crème brûlée, which is just a firm egg-custard - all the flavour is in the syrup.
Hope you find some better fare down the road!
3:43 PM · Jun 5, 2019·Twitter Web App
 
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lynee ganuza
@luh_nae
Flan is the Mexican creme brûlée. Don’t @me
11:38 PM · Oct 4, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Rick Whitechest
@Wolfenpilot687
I poured sugar on this creme brulee and torched it myself. I’m proud of it.
Also…this is my take: flan is just Mexican creme brulee. They taste about the same.
12:21 PM · Oct 26, 2019·Twitter for Android