A 'Pavlova' Christmas dessert is named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Source: Frank Walker/picture alliance via Getty Images)
It is known that Australians and New Zealanders have long history of mocking each other. Quarrels happened even about the national flag. But more often they are just playful disputes about sport or nationality of Russell Crowe. The argument who has after all invented the Pavlova cake was going on for many years. However, according to the latest research the well-known dessert was thought up in the USA and moreover, was based on the German recipe!
It is known that Australians and New Zealanders have long history of mocking each other. Quarrels happened even about the national flag. But more often they are just playful disputes about sport or nationality of Russell Crowe. The argument who has after all invented the Pavlova cake was going on for many years. However, according to the latest research the well-known dessert was thought up in the USA and moreover, was based on the German recipe!
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian ballet dancer photographed here in Swan Lake in 1920. Date: 1920 Source: Mary Evans Picture LibraryOlga Spessivtzeva (Spessiva) in Swan Lake (as Odette) costume, 1934 photographer Sydney Fox Studio, Source: Wikimedia/Ballet State Library of New South Wales
