Eton mess as more traditional. A similar dessert is Lancing mess (which uses bananas), served throughout the year at Lancing College in West Sussex, England. The word "mess" may refer to the appearance of the dish, or may be used in the sense of "a quantity of food", particularly "a prepared dish of soft food" or "a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together". 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
Rice pudding Sweden, while what is referred to as "risgrynspudding" is made with eggs instead of cream. In Scandinavia, rice pudding has long been a part of Christmas tradition, in some countries referred to as "julegröt/julegrøt/julegrød/joulupuuro" (Yule porridge) or "tomtegröt/nissegrød". The latter name is due to the old tradition of sharing the meal with the guardian of the homestead, called "tomte" or nisse (see also blót). In Finland it is common to eat the Christmas rice porridge with a sauce made of dried prunes. A particular Christmas tradition that is often associated with eating rice pudding or porridge is hiding a whole