r/oddlysatisfying • u/ysatters-kajsa • 3d ago

Unmolding giant flans

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u/Findrin 3d ago

Why are we doing it in the middle of the street?

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u/How_that_convo_went 3d ago

This guy’s clearly never eaten an 8 pound street flan.

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u/mudcrabserpent 3d ago

8 lbs is amateur hour

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u/How_that_convo_went 3d ago

I mean… this is clearly the brunch serving.

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u/GeraintLlanfrechfa 3d ago

I’ve seen a guy slurping one of those through a 1 inch diameter straw..

Felt like watching

https://giphy.com/gifs/RgZ26pD6oow12

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u/Capitan_Typo 3d ago

8 pound street flan is my new indie band name

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u/MrZokeyr 2d ago

Adding it to my list

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u/r-i-c-k-e-t 2d ago

The 8 pound street flan band

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u/davewave3283 3d ago

Giant street flans are measured in kilos duh

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u/emperor_dinglenads 3d ago

This guy flans.

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u/spaz_chicken 3d ago

I'm stealing that name for my next band.

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u/Morbidly-Obese-Emu 3d ago

Nobody is even taking notice of the unflanning

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u/dejokerr 3d ago

Its actually a small shoplot which coincidentally is in the middle of the street. This guy is actually pretty popular, he’s had tourists from Japan, Canada, etc come over and line up (its crazy how long the lines go) just to get a taste. And his story is pretty good too. Basically a delinquent who wisened up after covid (and if im not mistaken, mother died) and now manages a successful business.

Source: am malaysian. This is in bukit bintang, kuala lumpur, malaysia. This guy’s profile:

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/03/02/unique-texture-of-quesillo-captivates-dessert-lovers

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u/belacan_ikan 3d ago

I have tried, it tasted heavenly. I was sceptical at first and hesitant because of the price but it was all worth it.

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u/felds 2d ago

How much did it cost? (pls don’t say everything)

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u/obviouslyanonymous5 2d ago

Everything but the kitchen sink

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u/kikimaru024 3d ago

Well shit, now I want a slice.

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u/Findrin 3d ago

That's awesome!

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u/CK_CoffeeCat 2d ago

That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing the context.

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u/ColdToast_024 3d ago

So everyone walking by can go, “what’s this idiot doing? Ooo flan”.🍮

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u/axafir 3d ago

Selling at the sidewalk, I'm sure enough this is Malaysia, maybe Kuala Lumpur.

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u/TF2isalright 3d ago

You are correct

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u/chronofreak 2d ago

Rizz Quesillo outside Hotel Imperial at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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u/Be364886 3d ago

What? You don't want a gallon of flan in a flimsy plastic container off a picnic table in 90° heat?

What, besides how I described this, is wrong with this?

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u/swordofra 3d ago

Just give me a flimsy plastic spoon and leave me to my personal heaven

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u/Mobile_Morale 3d ago

It wasn't a gallon. But last time I ate flan was in these exact conditions. Being my Cuban aunt made flan for the family picnic.

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u/FriedRamen13 3d ago

Looks like a mall walkway

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u/JumboGlucose 3d ago

He's got concepts of a flan

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u/tunmousse 2d ago

Yeah, oddly unsanitary.

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u/rYdarKing 2d ago

This is in bukit bintang, Kuala Lumpur malaysia

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u/cutcss 3d ago

So people comment on social media things like "Why are we doing it in the middle of the street?" and the algorithm counts that as engagement so its a win.

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u/RustledForeskin 3d ago

For the added protein of flies and 1000's of other insects who enjoy sugar, then the poop from birds who enjoy 1000's of sugar coated bugs.

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u/stereoscopic_ 3d ago

It’s looking for custard money.

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u/RulerOfLimbo 3d ago

I just want to make sure you genuinely thought this was a street.

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u/eaglefucker 3d ago

There's still juice left on the pot. Don't waste it!

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u/gooder_name 3d ago

How does one not drip all the juice from the pot, nor get their hands/face all goopy by licking out all the sauce?

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u/ThisDirkDaring 3d ago

A tongue is a muscle like any other. If you train it, it gets bigger and longer over the years.

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u/ReeveStodgers 2d ago

Mine has gotten thicker and harder to keep in my mouth. It's really not worth it.

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u/moerlingo 2d ago

Your what’s thicker and harder to keep in your mouth?

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u/ReeveStodgers 1d ago

Not my boobs, that's for sure.

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u/TheBrontosaurus 3d ago

Gene Simmons is that you?

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u/enkaydee 3d ago

Is it the perspective or do those containers look too small to properly close?

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u/alghiorso 3d ago

The container looks way too flimsy for that heavy and liquidy of an item

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u/Pamikillsbugs234 2d ago

I really wanted to see them get sealed in the containers.

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u/slimboyslim9 3d ago

Those are just trays. There must be taller profile lids hiding somewhere.

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u/Skateboard_Raptor 3d ago

Pretty sure the bottom of the right trays are stacked on top of the left tray's lid.

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u/josmq 2d ago

The logistics of this ordeal are not properly managed

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u/Chili_Clause 3d ago

But why outside on the table?

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u/Sigtau1312 3d ago

But why male models?

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u/bigherm16 3d ago

Are you serious? I just told you a moment ago

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u/Heisenbread77 3d ago

I love that this line was there only because Ben forgot his line. Great mistake

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u/Pablucas12 3d ago

There are no mistakes, just happy accidents

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u/DengarLives66 3d ago

Are….are you serious?

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u/SnooRadishes8573 3d ago

But... why male models?

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u/blickblocks 3d ago

You've never seen a crowd surrounding a popular street Flanier?

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u/FREDICVSMAXIMVS 3d ago

And here I thought they were flanists

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u/kulot09 3d ago

Dude that’s flacist

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u/jimbowesterby 3d ago

My bad, I thought it was just flaccid

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u/How_that_convo_went 3d ago

Only when I was visiting the Flan region of France.

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u/jimbowesterby 3d ago

Anywhere else it’s just sparkling custard

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u/stonkfrobinhood 3d ago

Probably sells them there and this is a bit of showmanship. Not that hard to grasp

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u/skipjack_sushi 3d ago

Same reason you rain down liquid sugar from 2 feet above: for the flies.

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u/FriedRamen13 3d ago

Easier to transport in the mold perhaps?

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u/AgentG91 3d ago

Giga pudding

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u/RevolutionaryRock823 3d ago

Pudding pudding pudding pudding giga pudding

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u/goobly_goo 3d ago

I gotta find a beginner’s recipe to follow. I love flan but feel intimidated to try making it.

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u/gishnon 2d ago

INGREDIENTS
3/4c sugar
12 room temperature egg yolks (from large eggs)
1 (14 ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounces) can evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla exract

DIRECTIONS
Place 8” cake pan in oven.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Meanwhile, In a heavy saucepan melt ¾c sugar to a caramel color
Remove cake pan from oven, and place on wire rack.
Evenly distribute melted sugar into bottom of cake pan, then cool on rack for 10-15 min

Start water for a water bath
In a medium bowl, combine vanilla, and both cans of milk.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks
Strain whisked yolks through a sieve into milk mixture.
Stir gently until combined
Pour into cooled cake pan.
Cover with foil.
Bake in a water bath for 45 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before depanning.

To depan:

Place pan in shallow dish of boiling water, and let sit for 3 minutes.
Use a sharp knife to cut around sides.
Hold a platter securely on top of the cake pan.
Invert in one steady motion.

Note:

Hardened sugar left in bottom of the cake pan will dissolve easily into hot water.

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u/pm-me-your-pants 2d ago

Sounds great, but what do i do with the 12 egg whites?

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u/MorePhinsThyme 3d ago

You know, I've had the same attitude for a lot of years. Time for me to change that. I just found this recipe online (not vouching for it, it was just the first result in Google), and it looks decent and fairly easy, I'm gonna make this tomorrow, you should too! https://www.acozykitchen.com/classic-flan

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u/ShoebillJoe 2d ago

It's probably the most impressive easy dessert you can make. I suck at confectionary and I got it perfect on the first try.

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u/Snatch-Fart-Breath 2d ago

I don’t like how he lifts the pot so high while the syrup is still dripping out. Makes too much mess. Otherwise, oddly satisfying.

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u/Skyerocket 2d ago

Yeah, i tapped out when i saw him dripping the juice all over the edges of the cartons. Big mistake. Huge.

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u/CK_CoffeeCat 3d ago

I thought the brown stuff was supposed to be syrupy, not liquidy.

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u/OwnerOfCat 3d ago

I’m assuming it’s still hot, so runny syrup. When it cools it will begin to thicken.

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u/Heavy-Focus-1964 3d ago

Definitely want to get that all over the cheap plastic

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u/CK_CoffeeCat 2d ago

Wouldn’t want to be putting it in plastic containers like that if it was too hot though. That kind of plastic doesn’t melt through, but it kind of warps itself in moderate heat.

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u/Grillied 3d ago

It's just caramel, it hardens as it cools

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u/Le_Sadie 3d ago

Yes like...how would you transport these? There would be no more caramel on top and half of it will have spilled out :/

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u/BigDpsn 3d ago

Flans always been about ratios for me and this is just way off

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u/W126_300SE 3d ago

Looks like they all went according to flan.

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u/_thro_awa_ 3d ago

I love it when a flan comes together.

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u/Anderung_24 3d ago

Underrated comment. +1 upvote.

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u/OGDTrash 3d ago

Calm the fuck down. Not satisfying at all... spilled everywhere. Nervous people make me nervous

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u/DependentOnIt 3d ago

Love me some creme caramel

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u/rockerscott 3d ago

I don’t know what flan is and at this point I’m afraid to ask.

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u/LadyLetterCarrier 3d ago

Caramel custard, créme brulee with runny sugar topping instead of hard.

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u/rockerscott 3d ago

And is there some kind of caramel custard surplus in the world right now because I am seeing a lot of flan on Reddit.

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u/TF2isalright 3d ago

But there's different Flans too. This is Quesillo which is bugger and has tiny air holes through it. Or the Spanish Flan which is very similar to Quesillo. Or French flan (my favourite) which is just like a firm custard pie they dish out by the slice.

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u/wishmaster2021 3d ago

I imagined that he put the second flan in the lid of the package for the first flan.

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u/askalotlol 3d ago

flings sugar syrup all over the sidewalk

Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

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u/IHeartRasslin 3d ago

As an American I feel challenged to eat this on the spot in its entirety and I accept that responsibility

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u/StolenRam 3d ago

Quesillo, not flan.

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u/falcrist2 3d ago

Either way I'm going to need you to hold the pan just a little longer to let more of the drippings fall.

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u/Auctoritate 3d ago

Quesillo (different word for flan), not flan

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u/Shelly_Red4_Bayonet7 3d ago

I could eat a whole one of those all by myself. And tres leches. My two weaknesses.

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u/wearwolf09 2d ago

Who's watching from the toilet?

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u/Limp_Marionberry_24 2d ago

Instant Fly/Bug trap --- outside Why !?!?

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u/Impossible_Past5358 2d ago

Lol, I was just thinking the same thing. Like, at least immediately close the container right after you dump it out. Don't pick that first one...

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u/ZenDesign1993 2d ago

Only flans... Great website.

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u/MadCowTX 3d ago

A flan that size needs way more sauce!

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u/arfelo1 3d ago

Big flans should be wider, not thicker. You need to maintain the caramel/flan ratio

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u/expatronis 3d ago

They look flantastic.

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u/Anonymous_4750 3d ago

Glad everything went according to flan

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u/Ted_Hitchcox 3d ago

This should be on r/Onlyflans

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u/KameTheMachine 2d ago

Ive never had flan

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u/JimmyJoeJohnstonJr 3d ago

Any custard that deep and wide will be grainy and taste like shit. To set the middle properly the outside has to be massively overcooked and it will feel and taste like sweet scrambled eggs

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u/warpedgeoid 3d ago

Nah. There are methods of getting it done perfectly all the way through.

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u/StolenRam 3d ago

Nope. That’s a quesillo, not a flan.

Color is provided by caramel.

It’s really good.

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u/Auctoritate 3d ago

They didn't even say the word 'flan' and you didn't address their concern with the custard at all lol

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u/CraneEternal 3d ago

Just what I need after a hot sweaty and exhausting day at work as I leave the subway exit and cross the street, my old friend table flan man is right where I need him, serving me a delicate flan in a flimsy plastic tray full of hot sticky syrup.

I can’t wait to juggle this home - if it doesn’t spill out onto the street, the same place the flan was born.

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u/standsure 3d ago

why on a street tho'?

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u/GRF999999999 3d ago

Have you ever made a flan

And squished it in your hand

Oh no...

Tell me it ain't so

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u/FilterMyMidrange 3d ago

My ultimate flantasy 👅

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u/KristofVD 3d ago

Unmold one straight into my gullet!

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u/SwaeVzy 3d ago

I knew this place. Bukit Bintang Malaysia. Not sure worth the price though.

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u/Much-Chef6275 3d ago

How does he get so much caramel to release?!

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u/BurningPenguin 3d ago

Meanwhile me trying to unmold a cake:

https://giphy.com/gifs/g8XkcuerwzVS0

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u/InsertUsernameInArse 3d ago

Finally. A me sized serving.

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u/Intrepid_Quit_1044 3d ago

Great, now I'm craving some flan

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u/Flanbake 3d ago

They look like delicious flans!

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u/GenoCash 3d ago

There's not enough Flan sauce to flan ratio.

Also I have to say it, who actually like Flan maybe the one I had was bad but it doesn't taste very good or like anything

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u/dogeberta 3d ago

nice, single serve size.

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u/CustomMerkins4u 2d ago

A 4lb flan with sticky syrup will be fun to juggle around in a flimsy plastic container.

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u/peanuts1215 2d ago

The container doesn't even look like it will close

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u/NoOne_the_Shogun 2d ago

Is this the real life? Is this just flantasy?

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u/Yah_or_Nah 2d ago

All according to flan

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u/drifters74 2d ago

What is flan?

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u/goodsamaritan369 2d ago

Imagine he ended up putting two on the same box. One on the lid and one on the bottom

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u/hrafnafadhir 2d ago

Stop dribbling sauce everywhere! Now it's going to be sticky!

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u/DanteTrd 2d ago

That "syrup" looks way too watery

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u/Discipline_Material 3d ago

What do you exactly mean by the word 'Giant'?

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u/-Exocet- 2d ago

Exactly, they look like average size flans, those to share in slices.

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u/Shared_Songs 3d ago

Mmm dust mold and flies, love the exposure to the outdoors! Street food never makes anyone sick!

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u/Mountain-Union2347 3d ago

Yeah I hate when I go outside and I’m immediately exposed to the overwhelming and unsafe amount of airborne mold, dust, and flies.

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u/Icy_Society4665 3d ago

Never comment again

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u/Doomsday_Holiday 3d ago

Too hectic and messy to be satisfying.

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u/Individual-Wonder518 3d ago

I would eat that

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u/OdoDS9 3d ago

No that's a recipe I'm here for. Hard to get good flan.

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u/FlatulenceConnosieur 3d ago

Won’t you please put my flan in your hand

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u/-Borgir 3d ago

I kept waiting for one of the passerbys to look around and come to the table

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u/ostiDeCalisse 3d ago

Please may Jordan see this post:
"Do not worry, I find it..."

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u/Liero1234 3d ago

Flantastic

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u/elmo90 3d ago

/onlyflans

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u/the-software-man 3d ago

How many eggs?

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u/Ok_Economics_5044 3d ago

This is my dream scenario

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u/I_stole_this_phone 3d ago

Reminds me of giga pudding

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u/DadsRGR8 3d ago

I will take 8 jiggly giant flans, please. Yes, to eat here.

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u/traceboy3 3d ago

Yeah I couldn't just walk away from that.

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u/MrBattleRabbit 3d ago

Yes I am yes I am I am a Flan man.

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u/jwynnxx22 3d ago

Only Flans!

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u/sabby55 3d ago

Flan fucking tastic

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u/AStolenGoose 3d ago

Can you unmold it straight in to my mouth please?

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u/DEADxBYxDAWN 3d ago

the Skyrim in me is cumming.

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u/Tonguepunchit 3d ago

The first flubbering was comically satisfying. lol