The Wonders of France

     Despite the escargo (snails) and frog legs that are sold as delicacies in France, the food is still amazing. A bunch of unique delicious foods originate in France, such as crepes, flan, creme brulee, truffles, and many more! Truthfully I only like the desserts because they're more appeasing. Two of my favorite movies also take place in France; "Ratatouille" and "Beauty and the Beast". I once made ratatouille for a family party, and it was strangely addicting for a bunch of baked vegetables. When I first saw the movie, I thought it was a complex dish of pepperoni piled up with a sauce poured over. Who would've known that it was simply cut up vegetables stuck into the oven.
     However, my latest creation was not ratatouille, but creme brulee, which is similar to flan, but with a crispy top. The dessert itself is not hard to make, but the oven time can be long depending on the size of the pan.

 I added the ice creme on the top for looks. The burnt sugar was also a mistake. Since broiling requires constant attention, I had forgotten to check on it because my friend was distracting me. Burnt sugar is not bad though; it only tastes a little worse. Here's the recipe for anyone who would like to make it!
Regarding the egg yolks, I recommend dropping the egg into your hand and dropping it through your hands contiguously until the egg white goes away. Drop it over a bowl, and put the resulting egg yolk into another bowl and voila, pure egg yolk.
Ingredients:
6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2.5 cups heavy creme
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
3. Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
4. Pour into ramekins. Place the ramekins in a baking dish and pour hot water in the baking dish until it rises to the middle of the ramekins.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to broil.
7. In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.
8. Remove from heat and let it cool. Eat while hot. If placed in the refrigerator, the crispy top will become soft.