While flan is one of the oldest pastries in France and can be found all over the country, its Parisian version is surely the most iconic. It is particularly loved for its shortcrust base with a thick yellow topping, with a crumpled surface that turns dark brown during cooking.
Made of flour, butter, sugar, eggs, whole milk, pouring cream and vanilla, the Parisian flan boasts an incomparable suppleness and freshness. Its vanilla milk flavour takes you back to your childhood, and it is enjoyed at the end of a meal or for tea, with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Today it is seen as one of the greatest achievements of the Parisian culinary art.