1
a
: an open pie containing any of various sweet or savory fillings
b
: custard baked with a caramel glaze
2
: the metal disk of a coin, token, or medal as distinguished from the design and lettering stamped on it
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The Mexican restaurant received a yellow placard for food safety issues including flan and diablo sauce outside of proper holding temperatures.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The new dessert counter also offers Lina’s flan recipe.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
His flan recipe alone, which makes two dozen portions, takes 260 eggs.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Two dessert dishes included a banana leaf flan drizzled in sesame caramel and a violet hibiscus meringue that sparked a tropical sensation yet casually constrained thanks to a touch of vanilla.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The new dessert counter also offers Lina’s flan recipe.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
His flan recipe alone, which makes two dozen portions, takes 260 eggs.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Two dessert dishes included a banana leaf flan drizzled in sesame caramel and a violet hibiscus meringue that sparked a tropical sensation yet casually constrained thanks to a touch of vanilla.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Flan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flan. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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