noun
flan
An open pastry case with a sweet or savory filling.
The strawberry flan has a crisp pastry shell and fresh fruit.
Etymology
The older word names a flat cake or tart. The pastry sense preserves that broad form, with a shallow case holding a filling.
More examples
- She fills the flan's pastry shell with mushrooms and cheese.
- We bake small apple flans in shallow pans.
- He cuts the peach flan into six neat slices.
Forms
flan · flans