Pavlova .. a family favourite dessert
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
Australia
April 22, 2016 10:08pm CST
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Since this is my 50th discussion here, let me share with you something sweet 
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Pavlova is my family's favourite dessert. Whenever we have family gathering, I make sure I have two large pavlovas for dessert..but when it's only for my husband and I, the small one is enough..And I love it with lots of fresh fruits.. It keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days..
The other family favourite dessert is trifle .. What is your family's favourite desserts?
Bess
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Pavlova is my family's favourite dessert. Whenever we have family gathering, I make sure I have two large pavlovas for dessert..but when it's only for my husband and I, the small one is enough..And I love it with lots of fresh fruits.. It keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days..
The other family favourite dessert is trifle .. What is your family's favourite desserts?
Bess
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@MGjhaud (23228)
• Philippines
23 Apr 16
we dont eat desserts that much cause of my parents health issues but whenever we have all the kids in the house, they love ice cream (any flavor) on top of everything else. we sometimes make mango float, fruit salad as we have a lot of fruits here. anything with fruits, we usually make our own.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Apr 16
Yes fruits are the best there .. especially mangoes and pineapples ..When I am over there in the Philippines, I love making buko salad for dessert too ..
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Apr 16
@epiffanie the only buko i like is ice buko, buko ice drop and buko pie. 
do you have buko in australia?
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
23 Apr 16
Thanks Judy .. yes it is too sweet.. no good for diabetics ..
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 16
@epiffanie I suppose I could always eat his share, couldn't I? 
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Apr 16
Dessert favorites? Oh my, I can't choose just one. But, a nice little treat is an ice cream cone. Yummy, simple, and sweet.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
24 Apr 16
@epiffanie my husband will eat a bowl of ice cream. He won't gain an ounce either!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Apr 16
Oh yes.. ice cream in a cone is one of the kids favourites too ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
26 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly your husband is a very lucky man .. I only look at any food and I put on weight ..
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@ElicBxn (64172)
• United States
5 Jun 16
@epiffanie oh yeah! and carefully too, its a pain, but not as big a pain as the reactions!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
5 Jun 16
This is the first time I heard of corn allergy.. And I didn't know that powdered sugar contains corn starch .. here at home we use raw sugar..
I can imagine you must be always reading labels when you go grocery shopping..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
6 Jun 16
@ElicBxn my daughter in law is allergic to garlic and onions so when she comes to visit, I make sure I don't add those to cooking her meals .. even just a small amount of garlic makes her sick for days ..
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
23 Apr 16
Your Pavlova sounds awesome and completly out of my diet
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
24 Apr 16
@epiffanie I spend too much time at the kitchen cooking the dishes I like so I would not want to spend another hour on desserts.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Apr 16
@marguicha and knowing your talents in the kitchen, i know you're very intrigued and wish to experiment on making the pavlova, if not for your medical condition.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Apr 16
@marguicha I am the other way around .. I never liked desserts but now, I am addicted to sweets .. good thing that we are not diabetic .. but I love salty foods too ..
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
29 Apr 16
@epiffanie And how long should be the gap before you finally eat your meal , after eating them ?
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
29 Apr 16
You know, I eat one or two slices of fresh fruit before each meal because I read that enzyme we get from fruits helps in digesting our food well.. So it is recommended to eat fruits first ..
I noticed too that if I eat fruit before meals, I eat less .. good for losing weight ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
30 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD I eat fruits at least 30 minutes before meal time ..
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@snowy22315 (209132)
• United States
23 Apr 16
Everyone loves CHocolate cake. I would like to make a pavlova though. I am not sure I have ever had one..and I think it would be light and delicious.
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@snowy22315 (209132)
• United States
24 Apr 16
@epiffanie Yes, I have looked at recipes before.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
26 Apr 16
If you have oven, you can make your own and it will be better .. I hope you get to make your pavlova .. I wanted to make it over there in the the Philippines but I don't have an oven there and i can't find merengue base in the shops ..
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Apr 16
pavlova is a classic australian dessert, right? i see mangoes, strawberries and kiwi.
is it mostly egg white inside, like a meringue?
how do you make the frosting? i seem to see some syrup.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Apr 16
@hereandthere I bought the merengue base and whipped the cream to thicken and add your favourite fruits .. like kiwi, strawberries, mangoes and passion fruit (syrup) and sometimes I also use peaches .. more fruits is better ..
I heard that pavlova actually originated in New Zealand .. but its also a very popular dessert for Australians ..
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
27 Apr 16
My family loves apple pie and I make it quite often. I love pavlova but have never made it at home.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
27 Apr 16
Oh I love apple pie.. with ice cream! ..yum!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
29 Apr 16
@BelleStarr strawberry cheesecake is one of my favourites too ;) ..
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Apr 16
@epiffanie I have taken to making a galette it is ever so much easier! I just got the ingredients to mae a strawberry cheesecake galette, the recipe sounds delicious.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
17 Dec 16
My fave dessert is cheesecake. But that picture you provided with your discussion makes me want to rethink my preference.
“Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.” (Source: Wikipedia)
I have an old cookbook at home and remember reading this but I cross checked with Wikipedia and it led me to another interesting tidbit about this dessert. Evidently, both Australia and New Zealand both claim it as their national dish. Ms. Pavlova toured these countries during the 1920s.
Just stared a foodie blog so I'm collecting food-related tidbits like this.
Search: George Negus Tonight :: history :: Transcripts :: Pavlova Print Email Broadcast 6.30pm on 30/08/2004 Australia and New Zealand square off again. Both countries claim the Pavlova as a national dish, but there can only be one winner. This popular
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
23 Dec 16
Thank you so much for sharing this article on Pavlova .. indeed, Australia and New Zealand both claim that pavlova originated in their countries .. .. But I think that Australia's national dish is meat pie ...
Anyway, I love cheesecakes too ..
.. But I think that Australia's national dish is meat pie ...
Anyway, I love cheesecakes too ..1 person likes this
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
27 Apr 16
Yes, buko is one of my favourites .. I pig out on buko when I go home there to my retreat..
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@Curlybobby (370)
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23 Apr 16
@epiffanie Wow!! This looks so appetizing!! If you wouldn't mind, kindly share the recipe! Would love to try it out!!
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@Curlybobby (370)
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24 Apr 16
@epiffanie I think I'll have to make the merengue base because it's not available here. I'll look it up though!! Thanks anyway! :)
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