Traditional Dishes: How to Prepare Homemade Flan

Although it originates in other places of the world (many pointing out that it was born in ancient Rome, with the name of Tyropatin ), flan is immensely popular in Argentina.

Popularized by different immigrant communities, flan is present in the dessert menu of any restaurant in our country and its homemade preparation is also used.

In restaurants it is usually cooked in individual conical molds.

While in its home version it takes shape in rectangular trays.

Is that its simple formula, based on eggs, milk and sugar, flavored with elements such as cinnamon, vanilla or citrus peels such as lemon or orange.

However, the sugar candy that covers it is transversal to its different versions.

In the Argentine food tradition, the inseparable companion of flan is dulce de leche.

And, for those with a sweet tooth, there is also the option of enjoying it with whipped cream and dulce de leche: the famous "mixed flan".

Undisputed king of the dessert menu of any Argentine restaurant, this video that we see below shows the step by step of preparing a homemade flan.