But they're not all that different in the end. In Japan, the most popular "egg pudding" is called purin. But despite being called pudding, it's technically custard, and it's a regional variant of flan ...

Pour slowly so as not to curdle the eggs. Purin is the Japanese version of custard pudding or creme caramel. There are many regional varieties of this dessert across the globe. Cuban-style flan, for ...