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Published 1990
Though meringue is supposedly Swiss in origin, Italians are great lovers of the confection in all forms. Pastry shops abound with delicate, baroque pyramids of meringues interspersed with rosettes of whipped cream and strawberries or generous dollops of chestnut filling. Chocolate meringue, flavored with cocoa powder, is also popular, but it is not, to my knowledge, used interchangeably in desserts with plain meringue.
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