Eton Mess appears as a signature dish in 1 United Kingdom cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Eton mess · London
Whipped cream folded with crushed meringue and macerated strawberries until ragged. The British summer pudding: assembled in 5 minutes, eaten before the meringue softens.
Eton mess first appeared in print in 1893 as the dessert served at the annual Eton vs Harrow cricket match, then a major fixture of the London Season. The original 1930s version used strawberries or bananas with ice cream or cream; the meringue addition came later in the 1950s. London's clubs and Wimbledon kept the dish alive as a quintessential summer dessert, and modern London restaurants from Rules to Spring serve seasonal versions through June and July when British strawberries (Cambridge Favourite, Wimbledon Favourite, Hapil) are at peak.
Where to eat in London:
- Rules
- The Wolseley
- Spring
- The Ritz
- Sketch
- St John