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a dessert two countries have fought over longer than most actual wars
means A meringue-based dessert with a crisp shell and soft marshmallowy centre, traditionally topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
from Named for the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s, dazzling audiences with her ethereal grace. Cooks on both sides of the Tasman Sea named the airy, light-as-a-tutu dessert in her honour — and both countries have claimed to have invented it ever since. Food historians have traced recipes back and forth, and the prevailing view leans toward a New Zealand origin, but the dispute remains genuinely unsettled.
- name origin
- Named for Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
- trans-tasman war
- Australia and New Zealand both claim invention
- texture trick
- Crisp shell, marshmallow center, structurally improbable
- dictionary win
- Oxford credited New Zealand with first recipe
- egg math
- Built almost entirely from whipped egg whites
anna pavlova — russian prima ballerina (1881-1931) who originated the role in 'the dying swan'
pavlova dessert — meringue-based dish created in 1926 at the hotel esplanade in perth, australia to honor her visit