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Île Flottante (French Floating Meringues With Crème Anglaise) This simple, elegant dessert of "floating islands" suspended in a pool of crème anglaise is a French classic.

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7. Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Whisk together and put to one side. Add the peas, broad beans and a good pinch of salt to a pestle and mortar, then pick in the mint leaves and bash to a rough paste.

Let's go.” TVLINE | Were you as gobsmacked as I that Dwight Howard's favorite dessert is a floating island (île flottante)?

While it's similar to an omelet, crustless quiche, and Spanish tortilla, the way a frittata is cooked is what sets it apart. Frittatas are generally thicker than omelets. A frittata is made with the exact same ingredients as an omelet, but here, the milk, or more preferably, cream, is crucial.

Tips for Fluffy Eggs

Don't overcook! Overcooking eggs makes them rubbery. When you remove the Frittata from the oven, it will continue to cook, especially if you are using cast iron, which retains heat well. You do want it to be set and not liquidy, but keep this in mind so you keep the texture perfect.

Pan: Quiche is baked in pie dish or tart pan, while a frittata is cooked in a skillet. Texture: Frittatas have a firm exterior and a tender-fluffy interior, while quiche have a rich, custardy interior and a buttery, flaky crust. Timing: Quiche is more labor-intensive, particularly if you're making homemade crust.

In 1902, the snowy dessert got a tropical makeover when French chef Auguste Escoffier published a recipe for “floating island.” Instead of an ethereal cloud of eggs, the island was a solid mass of ladyfinger-like cakes, soaked in cherry liqueur, covered in apricot jam, and surrounded by a pool of custard.

Uros Islands (Islas Uros), Peru

Uros Islands, located on Lake Titicaca in Peru, are man-made islands constructed entirely of floating reeds called 'totora'.

The Uros originally created their islands to prevent attacks by their more aggressive neighbours, the Incas and Collas. The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was surrounded with chinampas, small artificial islands used for agriculture known as "floating gardens" (though not really floating).

In Scottish and Celtic mythology, there are sometimes mysterious 'floating', or vanishing, islands which appear and then disappear. On Orkney, some people say that the mysterious Finfolk live on a floating island called Hildaland during the summer, and an undersea kingdom in the winter.