"There hasn't been one of those silly sketches they used to do to open the show since the first week when Paul Hollywood got into a dinosaur costume and regretted every single second of it. The thing that many fans love about the copyright-infringing Baking Show is that it never changes, it's just the same delightful elements and loving bakers week after week, season after season."
"The theme this week isn't subtraction, but addition: the first-ever Meringue Week. When I lived in the U.S., the closest I ever got to a meringue was on lemon meringue pie. Now that I live in the U.K., it's everywhere. You can't walk by an Ottolenghi without seeing a meringue as big as one of the Queen's corgis in the front window. Eton Mess, a signature English dessert that is on nearly every menu, consists of cream, berries, and meringues."
Opening sketches that previously opened the show have not appeared since the first week when Paul Hollywood wore a dinosaur costume. Possible reasons mentioned for the change include production cost, Alison Hammond's dislike, or Matt Lucas's departure and its aftermath. The episode introduced a dedicated Meringue Week, noting meringues' ubiquity in the U.K., appearances in Ottolenghi windows, and their role in Eton Mess. Paul Hollywood identified three meringue types—French, Swiss, and Italian—but did not explain their differences. A humorous aside precedes a definition of French meringue as made by whipping egg whites and adding sugar.
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