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Pav·lo·va

(păv-lō′və, päv-, păv′lə-, päv′-), Anna 1882-1931.

Russian ballerina famous for her roles in The Dying Swan and Les Sylphides.

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Pavlova

(pævˈləʊvə; Russian ˈpavləvə)

(Biography) Anna (ˈannə). 1885–1931, Russian ballerina

pavlova

(pævˈləʊvə)

(Cookery) a meringue cake topped with whipped cream and fruit

[C20: named after Anna Pavlova]

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Pa•vlo•va

(ˈpæv lə və, pɑvˈloʊ və, pæv-)

n.

Anna, 1885–1931, Russian ballet dancer.

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Noun	1.	Pavlova - Russian ballerina (1882-1931) Anna Pavlova
	2.	pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal

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pavlova

n (Cook) → Baiser nt → Pawlowa

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A dessert that dances round the tastebuds; Stephen Jackson Food writer

Sainsbury's Bite Sized Pavlovas, pounds 1.99 for 150g Sweet mini meringues.

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4 peaches poached homemade or good quality vanilla ice cream 4 individual pavlovas or shop-bought meringues 375 grams of fresh raspberries (3 small punnets) 100 grams of icing sugar juice of half a lemon 75 grams of flaked almonds 4 pint double cream

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Preheat oven to 250[degrees] (225[degrees] for convection) for one large pavlova, or 300[degrees] (275[degrees] convection) for individual pavlovas.

Simple meringue: whip up some whites to pair with berries

Otherwise, make individual Pavlovas by spooning large dollops onto the baking tray and making hollows with the back of the spoon.

Stephen Jackson's Passionfruit &Pineapple Pavlova

Sainsbury's Bite Sized Pavlovas 150g Sweet mini meringues.

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An New Zealand culinary invention that became enormously popular throughout Australia, Pavlova is a large meringue dessert cake named after Anna Pavlova, the accomplished and internationally renowned ballerina.