Crème brûlée (French for "burnt cream") is also known as crema catalana (Spanish) or Trinity cream (English).  It is a rich dessert with a custard base and a hard caramel top which is created by caramelizing sugar under the broiler or using a blowtorch. The custard base is normally flavored with just vanilla, but it can be enhanced with other flavors such as lemon, cardamom, orange, cinnamon, coffee, rum, Amaretto etc.  This recipe is from Opera Bistro and is another wonderful...