Pav deconstructed: How to make the perfect pavlova - and why we still argue about its origins

The contentious issue of who discovered the pavlova has bounced across the ditch for decades. No matter its origin, it’s still a favourite. Photo / Christall Lowe

Insults continue to bounce like perfectly formed marshmallows across the Tasman over the invention of the pavlova. Did it originate in New Zealand in 1926, coinciding with a visit by the ballerina Anna Pavlova, or