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Season 3 Episode 3

The Egg Files II: Man With a Flan

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The Egg Files II: Man With a Flan
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The second phase of Alton's egg obsession emphasizes mixing it with dairy to create creamy custards. Recipes featured in this episode: - Refrigerator Pie - Flandango.
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      • Alton: What forces could possibly convert this messy bowl of goo into a disk of lovely goodness. Well, why are you looking at me? She's the mad food scientist!

      • Alton: When we first cracked the egg files, we chose to concentrate on isolated applications, keeping the egg safely quarantined. But the time has come to unleash the most potent combination since nitro and glycerin. Dairy ... and eggs. Once combined, this duo can be transformed by heat into a creamy quasi-solid possessing infinite versatility. Bread pudding, pastry cream, créme Anglaise, ice cream, créme brulée, sabayon, quiche and créme caramel -- a.k.a. flan -- are all born of the protean substance that we call custard.

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      • Chorus: Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...
        Alton: Silence!

        This is a well-known skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus, broadcast in 1970.

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