Eton mess Eton mess Eton mess is a traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, broken meringue, and whipped double cream. First mentioned in print in 1893, it is commonly believed to originate from Eton College and is served at the annual cricket match against the pupils of Harrow School. Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (tuck shop), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream. Meringue was a later addition. An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit, but strawberries are regarded
Zabaione The dessert is popular in Argentina and Uruguay, where it is known as "sambayón" (from the piedmontese "sambajon"). It is a popular ice cream flavour in Argentina's ice-cream shops. In Colombia, the name is "sabajón". In Venezuela there is also a related egg-based dessert drink called "ponche crema". This is consumed almost exclusively at Christmas time. Classical zabaione uses raw egg yolks cooked in a bain-marie, and most often served with Marsala (though other wines can be substituted). It can be finished with beaten egg white (meringue) or sometimes with whipped cream. Occasionally, the wine is omitted when the dish