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Post by charlene on Apr 23, 2021 17:11:13 GMT
Pavlova was first made by New Zealand, but there has been a long-standing argument over this. My neighbour makes little ones - gawd they are nice with lots of cream and strawberries on them. You can't stop at one. They are quite easy to make but there is a knack to making them a little bit chewy.
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Post by oioioi on Apr 27, 2021 13:34:37 GMT
Sorry, charlene, but PAVLOVA is AUSTRALIAN! Goofy My mum used to always make it with sliced banana and passionfruit on top, which is still my fav. PAVLOVA is a meringue dessert, but what's the difference between plain meringue and pavlova? Both meringue and pavlova are egg white desserts, and are made in a similar way. However, meringue is crispy and dry throughout, while pavlova is crispy on the outside, but fluffy, soft and marshmallow-like on the inside. So a pavlova is a meringue based dessert, but not a classic meringue. In honour of Australia's fav dessert, here's the recipe for anyone who'd like to try it. It's not super easy, like the Anzacs, but it isn't hard and SO worth it! It's Australia's unofficial national dessert and my mum used to make it all the time in summer when I was a kid, as it's made with ingredients that are usually always found in the pantry. STRAWBERRY PAVLOVAPREPARATION TIME - 20 minutes TOTAL COOKING TIME - 1 hour 15 minutes + cooling SERVES - 6 INGREDIENTS: 2 teaspoons cornflour 4 egg whites 3/4 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 teaspoon vinegar 1-1/4 cups thick cream 250g strawberries, halved 1. Preheat oven to very slow 120C (250F). 2. Brush a 32 x 28 cm (13" x 11") baking tray with melted butter or oil. Line base with paper; grease paper. Dust lightly with sifted cornflour, shake off excess. Using a 20 cm (8") round cake tin or pan lid as a guide, mark a circle in the centre of the prepared tray. 3. Place egg whites in a small, dry mixing bowl. Using electric beaters, beat for 1 minute or until soft peaks form. 4. Add the caster sugar gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly until the mixture is thick and glossy and all the sugar has dissolved. 5. Add vanilla essence and vinegar, beat until combined. 6. Spread or pipe meringue onto marked circle on the prepared tray. Flatten top with a flat-bladed knife, but it doesn't have to be smooth; leave the top and sides rough. 7. Bake 1-1/4 hours or until pale and crisp. Cool completely on the tray in the oven, with door slightly ajar. When the pavlova is cool, slide a flat-bladed knife underneath and carefully ease the pavlova onto a serving plate. 8. Place cream in a medium mixing bowl. Using electric beaters, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Spread over the top of the , cooled pavlova. 9. Place strawberry halves decoratively on top of the cream. Passionfruit pulp may be spooned over strawberries and cream, if desired. 10. My preference is banana and passionfruit, but you can use any fruit - sliced kiwi fruit, mango, or any combination of different fruit, even grated chocolate. Et voila. An easy, scrumptious Australian dessert.
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Post by oioioi on Apr 27, 2021 13:39:56 GMT
I just came across this on the net ... 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY TO AN AUSSIE ...
Australians are a flock of flaming Galahs with a sense of humour that is satirical and ironic, but we don’t find these following phrases funny at all. From shrimps on the Barbie to insulting our national sport and favourite breakfast spread, these are 10 things you should never say to an Aussie. 1. Put another shrimp on the barbie. 2. The dingo ate my baby. 3. Vegemite is disgusting. 4. What's the difference between Australia and New Zealand? 5. Fosters is hands down the best beer in the world. 6. I hate AFL. 7. When you say Kylie, you mean Jenner, right? 8. American coffee is better. 9. I don't like slang. 10. They're actually called flip-flops. If anyone would like an explanation of any of the above, just ask!
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Post by joybelle on Apr 27, 2021 13:43:25 GMT
...well I am staying out of that one charlene , and oioioi All I know is.." Pav ". is indeed a beautiful thing..no matter what you top it with!
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Post by pennmom on Apr 28, 2021 1:58:59 GMT
charlene, joybelle, oioioi, Personally I'm waiting for round two of this show Rolling Along Let me go get some popcorn, brb
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Post by charlene on Apr 28, 2021 2:19:07 GMT
Did you know the pavlova was actually named after the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova? She was immortalised in sugar after touring both Australia and New Zealand during the 1920s, causing confusion as to who created the dessert first. After serious investigation, the first known recipe was found in a New Zealand cookbook ‘Davis Dainty Dishes’ in 1929. In fact, this was a whole six years before the first pavlova recipe appeared in Australia, so it seems the Kiwis had first dibs after all. WE WIN, WE WIN, WE WIN
As I stand here in my flip flops drinking American coffee, kicking a Foster's can like a AFL player and wishing I was an ALL BLACK while throwing another shrimp on the barbie, I ponder - YES MARMITE, not vegemite.
Pennmom, pass over the popcorn will yah. Thanks.
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Post by oioioi on Apr 28, 2021 7:49:10 GMT
Sorry, charlene , but ... The earliest known Pavlova recipe published in Australia is dated 1926.So ... WE WIN! WE WIN! WE WIN! Raspberry However... Researchers traced the pavlova back to its origins in ... GERMANY!So I'm the WINNER on 2 counts!!!!
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Post by oioioi on Apr 28, 2021 7:57:09 GMT
charlene, I'm just going to ignore the rest of your post. Bonk But Marmite? Seriously? That's the stuff that people eat who can't handle the real stuff ... VEGEMITE! Cheesing
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Post by joybelle on Apr 28, 2021 8:38:02 GMT
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Post by pennmom on Apr 28, 2021 12:54:30 GMT
Damn, I finally got to use my "more drama please" post reaction. Where's kiwichic, we need a tie-breaker. This is the best post I've read in a long time, I'm on the edge of my seat! PS: until this original post. I've never heard of this recipe, but I don't drink American coffee, I drink tea, or water (or Captain Morgan Rolling Along ) PSS: maybe I should create an Aussie vs Kiwi's thread and then US vs Canada and then...
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Post by kiwichic on Apr 28, 2021 22:22:02 GMT
From The Edge radio station NZ - Us Kiwis are a proud bunch, we love our Red Band gumboots, buzzy bees and jet planes! So when we saw Jackson Hook's winning Kiwiana inspired video he made for the Primo Flavour Lab Competition it got us thinking, what are some of the other things that make us 100% Kiwi that Australia have tried to steal? 1. Pavlova This sweet fluffy cloud of sugar & egg whites was named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. The first known recipe of this dessert (meringue with fruit & cream) appeared in a NEW ZEALAND cookbook in 1929 (Davis Dainty Dishes) - six years before it turned up in Australia. 2. Lolly Cake Traditionally made with Eskimo lollies or fruit puffs, Lolly Cake will always be a Kiwi bakery staple YUM! 3. The Lamington Sorry Australia, new research has revealed the Lamington is a Kiwi creation! Fun fact - Lamingtons were initially called “Wellingtons” - “double sponge dessert, dressed with shavings of coconut intended to imitate the snow capped mountains of New Zealand”. 4. Phar Lap The horse with a big heart - born in Timaru, PL was a thoroughbred racehorse who dominated in the 1920’s & 1930’s winning 37 of his 51 races including the Melbourne Cup. Did we mention he was born in Timaru?! 5. Team NZ Medals After their embarrassing display at that 2012 Olympics, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph News Paper took it upon themselves to create “Aus Zealand” and claimed our medals! plz. 6. Russell Crowe This Gladiator can be a Hollywood 'Hot Head' at times, maybe because his Australian Citizenship has been rejected twice now! Sorry mate, you’re still a Kiwi! (You can keep him Aussies, we don't want him back thanks ) 7. Lorde Back in 2014 an Aussie website included one of Lorde’s tweets among one of Australia’s best for that year and cheekily admitted; “we know Lorde is from NZ, but in true Australian fashion, we’re claiming her". 8. The Flat White Kiwis and Aussies have been fighting over the origins of the Flat White since the 80s. We believe a Wellington cafe accidentally created a ‘flat’ Cappuccino and called it a Flat White, while a Sydney café claim they were the first to add it to their menu in 1985. In 2015 Starbucks added the Flat White to their US Menu and credited it as an ‘Australian drink’ however both Aussies & Kiwis can both agree Starbucks don’t make REAL FWs soooo.... 9. Crowded House In 2016 Crowded House received one of Australia's highest musical honours, with the group inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. Frontman Neil Finn also told the Melbourne Age newspaper that Australia was the "birthplace" of Crowded House so Australia has taken it upon themselves to claim the band. They're still ours, mate! 10. The Flag From Primo to pavlova the flag is another thing our mates across the ditch have tried to steal from us! Winnie called them out earlier this year about it, telling TVNZ that Australia should get a new flag to "honour the fact that we got there first with this design".
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Post by pennmom on Apr 29, 2021 1:32:41 GMT
ding ding ding ding round 3...and go!
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Post by charlene on Apr 29, 2021 3:16:53 GMT
Oioioi, we need proof of this. I've googled and haven't found it anywhere that it was 1926. The earliest was 1929 BY US OF COURSE.
So I'm off to make some MARMITE on toast with my dainty middle finger pointing upwards with my cup of tea.
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Post by charlene on Apr 29, 2021 3:18:08 GMT
The Aussies can have Russell Crowe - fat git.
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Post by charlene on Apr 29, 2021 3:22:29 GMT
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Post by charlene on Apr 29, 2021 3:39:36 GMT
Not to mention the underhand ball in cricket by the Aussies - that is still talked about you know. Australian captain Greg Chappell asked his brother Trevor to bowl underarm to the New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie, thus ensuring New Zealand could not tie the ODI match with a last ball six. Need I say more!
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Post by joybelle on Apr 29, 2021 5:27:57 GMT
The First Fleet brought the initial population of 70 sheep from the Cape of Good Hope to Australia in 1788.[52] The next shipment was of 30 sheep from Calcutta and Ireland in 1793.[52] All of the early sheep brought to Australia were exclusively used for the dietary needs of the penal colonies. The beginnings of the Australian wool industry were due to the efforts of Captain John Macarthur.[52] At Macarthur's urging 16 Spanish merinos were imported in 1797, effectively beginning the Australian sheep industry.[52] By 1801 Macarthur had 1,000 head of sheep, and in 1803 he exported 111 kilograms (245 lb) of wool to England.[52] Today, Macarthur is generally thought of as the father of the Australian sheep industry.[52] British navigator James Cook brought sheep to New Zealand on his voyages in 1773 and 1777, but they did not become established. Missionary Samuel Marsden had more success when he brought sheep from New South Wales, Australia to the Bay of Islands in 1814, although the flock remained small and did not spread beyond Marsden’s mission stations. John Bell imported 103 sheep to Mana Island, north of Wellington, in 1834 as food for whalers. Based on these dates... . I CLAIM LAMB CHOPS AS AUSSIE FIRST!
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Post by kiwichic on Apr 29, 2021 9:11:35 GMT
What a dag, ewes can keep the sheep kudos joybelle don't need to ram it down our throats, we have been chopped and roasted...
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Post by charlene on Apr 29, 2021 23:36:16 GMT
Love lamb chops, but unfortunately most of our meat and dairy products are exported overseas and what's left over is incredibly expensive. Farmers are now venturing away from cattle farming and going into fruit crops, vineyards and tourist stays.
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Post by charlene on Apr 30, 2021 17:49:08 GMT
Us Kiwis are a pretty hard bunch to piss off. Notoriously blase about, well, just about everything, we’re not generally the type to kick up a fuss. But, believe it or not, the easy-going Kiwi attitude only extends so far, and, like every part of the world, there’s the odd thing that always manages to get our goat.
Our foreign friends, we love you, we really do, but if you want to stay on the right side of a New Zealander, there are just a couple of things you’d be better off to keep out of your conversational arsenal. Here we go:
1. Where are your shoes, bro? - Sometimes it’s hot, sometimes you’re lazy, and sometimes you just want to feel the summer (or winter) grass between your toes. I’ve been stared at, glared at, even yelled at by a shocked older woman in Ponsonby (apparently Kiwiana doesn’t extend to the posher Auckland suburbs) for my brash barefootedness, but you know what? We do it, we like it, it’s part of who we are. And you know what they say, if you can’t beat us, join us.
2. So… what part of Australia are you from? - I know, it can be an easy mistake to make, sometimes even I get the accents wrong. And you know, it’s not like we have a problem with our mates over the ditch. They can be alright. Mostly. But if you’ve ever had an older sibling, you’ll know where I’m coming from with this one. We’re our own, grown-up country with our own personality. Not a mini Australia.
3. You’re from Auckland, right? - Unless you actually happen to be talking to someone from New Zealand’s so-called ‘big smoke’, this is usually as grave an error as number 2. Most smaller-town Kiwis have a bit of a gripe that Aucklanders don’t seem to notice that there is a whole two-thirds of the country living beyond the Bombay Hills… so when this sentiment seems to be seeping into the minds of the rest of the world too, we can understandably get a bit defensive.
4. So like, do you guys have electricity over there? - I have no idea where it came from, but there seems to be an entire group of people around the world that get the impression that New Zealand is this back-to-front, inside-out rock in the pacific where we all live in thatched huts and roam the forest in grass skirts eating grubs. As fun as this sounds, most of us do actually live with all the same mod-cons as your average home in the UK or United States (although maybe with a television or three less than our US counterparts). Sorry to disappoint.
5. Next time I’m in Europe I’ll come visit. - So once you’ve explained you’re not actually Australia’s seventh state, and you live in a house with like, walls and stuff, you have to contend with people that think New Zealand is somewhere near Finland or Switzerland. Yeah, I know, we’re a little country, but it still hurts the pride a little.
6. Have you ever been to Middle Earth? -Yeah, Lord of the Rings was kinda cool, and it was awesome to see lots of pretty parts of our country on the big screen and such… but now all it seems to have done is give ‘new’ ammo to those poor sods whose sense of humour seemed to revolve around jokes about New Zealanders and our love of sheep. Before you ask, I don’t have hairy feet, I do not know how to get to Mordor and/or Gondor and if you keep making jokes about rings and elves, I will most likely be showing you the door. Cheers.
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