Flan is essentially a dessert of sweetened egg custard inside an open sponge cake with a caramel topping. The classic Spanish flan, has been through an exciting journey of experimentation, and now you have variations that are too many to count. But we will name a few – which we like. Chocolate flan, coffee flan, strawberry flan and mango flan. So, when you are next in Mexico (or any other lovely Latin American country) and feel like a bit of something sweet to go after the hot spicy food, try any one of the above listed flans. You will realize what a perfect ending means.