Talk:Crème brûlée/Crema catalana

Sources showing that crème brûlée and crema catalana are very closely related:


 * "virtually identical to the popular French dessert" -- Colman Andrews, Catalan Cuisine
 * "a similar recipe" Diane Toops, Eggs: A Global History
 * "The English, French, and Catalonians all lay claim to the origin of the dessert" ... "The Catalonian dessert crema catalana is made the same way" Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets
 * "Crema catalana: Catalan Crème brûlée" -- Rick Stein, Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes
 * The origins of crème brûlée ... The Spanish have taken credit for this dessert as "crema catalana" ... -- Debbie Puente, Elegantly Easy Creme Brulee & Other Custard Desserts
 * "crema catalana... the Catalan version of Crème brûlée" -- Phil Lee, Jeffrey Kennedy, The Rough Guide to Mallorca and Menorca, p. 36
 * "Spaniards prefer to call it [i.e. Crème brûlée] crema catalana" -- Jeff Guin, Santa's North Pole Cookbook
 * "try the Crema Catalana, a Spanish-flavored creme brulee" -- Cindy Mushet, Desserts Mediterranean Flavors, California Style, p. 164
 * See for a picture of a Spanish dessert mix labelled "preparado para hacer Crema catalana / mix to prepare Crème brûlée"