What is your favorite dish from New Zealand?!
What is your favorite dish from New Zealand?
Can I have the recipe please?
Gracias
Answers:
This is a dessert invented in New Zealand and named after the famous ballerina - Anna Pavlova. Australians try to claim it as their own but trust me they stole it from us :-)
A typical recipe for a homemade Pavlova
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
? teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 cup castor sugar
2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
Preheat the oven to 150°C(Gas Mark 2). Beat egg whites and salt in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add the castor sugar while beating. Continue until stiff peaks form. Beat in the remaining ingredients, vanilla essence, vinegar and cornflour. Turn mixture out onto a baking paper covered tray. Shape into a circle approximately 23 cm (9 in) in diameter.
Reduce oven temperature to 140°C. Bake for 15 minutes, then further reduce the oven temperature to 120°C and bake for 1 ? hours. Cool completely in the oven. Top with whipped cream and your choice of fresh fruit.
Pavlovas are usually dressed with fresh whipped cream and selected fruits and nuts. Kiwifruit and strawberries are traditional favourites. But pineapple, paw paw, passion fruit, peaches, banana, coconut, raspberries and grapes are also common in a variety of combinations. These are often combined with nuts such as hazelnut, almonds and walnuts. Some people also like to add chocolate.