Apparently New Zealand's favourite flavour of ice cream! Basically broken up bits of crunchie or Violet Crumble sprinkled on vanilla ice cream!! Easy!
Kiwi Fruit
Did you know? Kiwifruit is not native to New Zealand,They are in fact Chines gooseberries which only became known as kiwi's when New Zealand began to export them in the 1950’s.
The Pavlova
So, who does own the Pav? The Kiwi's or the Aussies?????
There is great debate between Australians and New Zealanders who both lay claim to its invention. The Pavlova is New Zealand's national dessert.
The Pavlova is a meringue shell with a marshmallowy center. It is topped with whipped cream and fruit. The Pavlova was named after Russian prima ballerina, Anna Pavlova, who visited New Zealand in 1926 and Australia in 1929.
Australian chef Bert Sachse was credited with inventing the Pavolva at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth in 1935. However, a recipe similar to that of the Pavolva appears in the 1933 Rangiora Mothers’ Union Cookery Book.
An even eariler version was found by Dr. Helen Leach, Food Historian at the University of Otago, in rural New Zealand magazine printed in 1929.
I felt it was therefore my duty to try out one in each country!!
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| The kiwi version at the Cockerell house |
Let's see what the Aussie version is like?!
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