Bird's Milk

[Gabor Fencsik]

Barry Popik writes:

> THE BUDAPEST SUN, September 21-28, 2000, pg. 20, col. 3:
>
> At the end of the meal have a _Madartej_ (literally meaning bird's
> milk, vanilla ice cream done the Hungarian way) for dessert.

"Madartej" is the Hungarian version of floating islands.  Soft meringue
in a thin vanilla custard.  It is served cold, but never frozen.
Calling it a species of ice cream is misleading.

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Gabor Fencsik