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[tatjna]

Today was the first official day of Dr Wheel's holiday*.  Naturally, I woke up at 5:45 and then woke him up going "Entertain meeee!"  Well actually he wanted to get to the supermarket early to avoid the Christmas rush and buy a chicken

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[randomdreams]

Okay so what's pav and how do you make it?

[tatjna]

It's basically a giant meringue covered in whipped cream. And some fruit, but usually kiwifruit and strawberries for Christmas.

http://edmondscooking.co.nz/recipes/cold-desserts/pavlova

It was invented in NZ. Don't let any lying Aussies tell you different.

[randomdreams]

Hmmmm. Baked meringue. So is it crunchy? I'm familiar with meringue cookies which are actively crunchy (a texture that makes me shiver) and meringue topping on lemon pies, which is more like marshmallow in consistency.

[ivonava]

Crunchy on the outside, marshmellowy on the inside. Invented in Australia, ignore the New Zealand jealousy. 😀

Mine has cream, strawberries and chocolate on top.

[randomdreams]

I am quite enthusiastic about the sudden addition of chocolate to this narrative.

[tatjna]

Bollocks. About the Australia bit anyway. Australia's always trying to steal our stuff, and it's usually lies. Except Russell Crowe. They can have him.