Reading yet another jp novel with a protagonist making pudding for his adoring harem, I was suddenly struck with the realization that I've never eaten pudding. Sure, I've had something they call pudding, but in America that's chocolate pudding and looks nothing like the One True Pudding that we mistakenly call caramel custard or flan. I know it's not the same thing because I didn't instantly fall in love with the person who gave it to me after eating it. (Above we have the real Flan on real pudding. You're welcome) Jokes aside: I know it's easy to make and all, but I'm not allowed to cook sweets in the house because I live with a diabetic and someone who's always on a diet, and I don't really recall seeing caramel custard or flan in the usual places to go. Do I really need to go to Japan or France to try this dessert out, or do I have other options available in Mytown, USA?
Why not just cook it in a friends house? Not really sure what you’re on about in the first paragraph...
Iv'e tried Caramel Custard/Flan before, didn't know the name of the dish at the time thou. Its okay but honestly speaking its not all that great in my opinion.
I don' know about America, but Asia... specifically, Singapore, there are plenty of Japanese supermarkets, at least 3? Around the small island. So I just go there to try pudding. (I like red bean) Maybe you can find a Japanese supermarket? I don't know if daiso sells it...
i prefer agar/jelly tho. made of nutrijell/royal jelly, algae/seeweed or nata de coco. not fond with gelatin that made of pig skin/fat.
You can come to Brazil, if you go to São Paulo you won't just taste a brazilian pudding, there's also japanese pudding there! 2 different puddings with just 1 travel! Such bargain! Now, time for easy pudding recipe! You will surely wolf it down alone or tempt the one in diet to take a break with it! This pudding is too godly! 1 can of condensed milk (of 395g - can also be a diet one) 2 cans (the same one from condensed milk to measure) of milk 3 eggs Mix everything well, put the caramel (bought or made at home with sugar and a bit of water) on the cake/pudding pan (or what ever you want to use, can even use individual ones) and pour the pudding mixture in. Cover with it's lead or aluminum paper. Put in the oven (at medium high temperature) a cake pan with water and the thing you put the pudding in (don't let the pudding drown please!) and let it bake for more or less 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let it cool, put it in the refrigerator for some hours and enjoy! Spoiler
Not gonna lie, a trip worldwide to try every country's favorite everyday sweets does sound tempting. Making it at home, well, I'll wait for the others to leave on a trip for that if it's necessary, they seriously banned me from sweets making after the incident with the chocolate cake.
But...... you can also do some for yourself on a mug on microwave 1 full soup spoon of sugar 1 little spoon of water -> mix and put on the microwave in max potency for 1 minute -> you got caramel! In a different bowl (or whatever you want to mix): 1 egg + 8 soup spoons of milk + 8 soup spoons of condensed milk -> Mix well and pour in the mug with the caramel (be careful to have at the minimum 2 fingers left to the top of the mug) -> microwave again for 1 minute and 30 seconds, if you think that it's too liquid let some more -> done, just let it cool down and enjoy! As for cake~ My favorite fluffy chocolate cake (do it in a recipient of 500ml that can go to the microwave... or you can divide in 2 portions) You first mix (can be with a fork): 2 soup spoon of butter + 2 soup spoon of sugar -> you will see it getting at lighter color -> mix 1 egg -> mix 2 soup spoon of chocolate powder (or cacau or the one you mix with milk.... though if it's the last one you should add another 2 spoon, but 1 less of sugar) -> mix 1 soup spoon of corn starch -> mix 3 soup spoon of flour -> mix 4 soup spoon of milk ->mix 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder -> put on microwave for 3 minutes (or 2 minutes and 30 seconds if you divide in two) -> Enjoy! Hahahaha~ I feel like the devil tempting the innocent~
I love flan~ but I noticed there is a lot of variation in how flan tastes based on where you get it from (homemade, restaurant, fast food, premade/prepackaged, made from flan mix). A ton of difference in the taste. It's really disappointing because I've had some really great flan before but most things I find called flan taste very different, even the ones that look exactly the same! Jello-type flan and custard-type flan are both labeled flan. P.S. I'm also in the U.S.A. Oh, here's one idea. If you are close with & trust any of your neighbors, you can ask to borrow their kitchen and explain why? Giving tribute (part of the result if it's good) and cleaning up well should make it so they aren't that annoyed with you maybe?
Maybe I'll do that. I'm not really good at talking to people, but my neighbors are trustworthy... hm...