Is creme brulee Italian or French?

Chef's answer
France, England, and Spain all claim to be the country where creme brulee had its origin. The first printed recipe for a dessert called creme brulee is from the 1691 edition of the French cookbook Le Cuisinier Royal et Bourgeois by Francois Massialot, a cook at the Palace of Versailles..
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