Name the food from the description
- A meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit.
- A square of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and coated in coconut, popular in Australia.
- A light sponge, cut into a pink and yellow chequerboard pattern, sandwiched with jam and coated in marzipan.
- Very thinly sliced dry toast.
- Rich beef stew, often with onions and mushrooms, served traditionally with sour cream
- Beef fillet encased in mushrooms, truffles and puff pastry, served with madeira sauce.
- Eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce on an English muffin.
- Salad of lettuce, croutons and bacon with a dressing of lemon juice, olive oil, egg, parmesan cheese and anchovies, among other ingredients.
- Fired corn tortillas covered with melted cheese and jalapeno peppers, often served with guacamole.
- What is the link between the above 9 answers?
Answers below (scroll down)
- A meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit.
A: Pavlova - A square of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and coated in coconut, popular in Australia.
A: Lamington (I always thought these were 100% Australian, but it turns out there’s a bit of debate about it, as explained here) - A light sponge, cut into a pink and yellow chequerboad pattern, sandwiched with jam and coated in marzipan.
A: Battenberg cake - Very thinly sliced dry toast.
A: Melba toast - Rich beef stew, often with onions and mushrooms, served traditionally with sour cream
A: Stroganoff - Beef fillet encased in mushrooms, truffles and puff pastry, served with madeira sauce.
A: Beef Wellington - Eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce on an English muffin.
A: Eggs Benedict - Salad of lettuce, croutons and bacon with a dressing of lemon juice, olive oil, egg, parmesan cheese and anchovies, among other ingredients.
A: Caesar Salad - Fired corn tortillas covered with melted cheese and jalapeno peppers, often served with guacamole.
A: Nachos - What is the link between the above 9 answers?
A: They are all named after a particular individual
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