Inside Food & Drink
![New Zealand and Australia have both laid claim to inventing the dessert consisting of meringue, whipped cream, fruit and sugar New Zealand and Australia have both laid claim to inventing the dessert consisting of meringue, whipped cream, fruit and sugar](https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045049im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/dynamic/00508/Pg-40-Pavlova-getty_508452m.jpg)
A sweet success as New Zealand declared true home of pavlova
The argument has raged for nearly a century: did Australia or New Zealand invent the pavlova, a dessert of meringue, whipped cream, soft fruit and sugar?
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045049im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/dynamic/00510/Ten-best-1_510301m.jpg)
The ten best whiskies
Whether you want to savour a single malt or add a splash to a cocktail, this virtual drinks cabinet of warming whiskies can help.
- Skye Gyngell: The pud, the ham and the bubbly
- Oh, go on then... there'll be plenty of room for one of Mark Hix's festive canapés
- Anthony Rose: Because pinot noir is so high maintenance, it is mainly small growers who produce the best results
- Wine: Something for the weekend?
- Why Cornish pasties are back on the menu
![The menu is at pains to point out that the restaurant offers The menu is at pains to point out that the restaurant offers](https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045049im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/dynamic/00509/Mya_Lacarte_509808m.jpg)
Mya Lacarte 5 Prospect Street, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire
Has this 'Apprentice' winner picked up enough of Lord Sugar's nous to turn a bad pun into a boardroom hit?
The Independent On The Web
Most popular in Life & Style
Read
2 The 50 best Christmas gifts for men
3 The 50 best Christmas gifts for women
5 The Ten Best Scotch Whiskies
6 Private viewing: Our tour of the pick of the property market
7 The 50 Best Christmas Gifts for Men
8 Christmas gift guide: Deck the halls with techno jolly