You're paying restaurant prices for someone to torch some sugar on custard, and yet it's completely worth it.
Fun fact: Spain's nearly identical crema catalana has been documented since the 14th century, predating the French version by centuries.
Most of the world still mixes it up with Australia, which must get old at passport control.
Fun fact: Vienna's Tiergarten Schönbrunn has been open since 1752, making it the world's oldest operating zoo.