Talk:Alexandertorte

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 * Etymology:Its name possibly originates from Alexander I, the gourmet Russian tsar who employed Antonin Carême. Finland claims that it was created, allegedly by Swiss pastry chefs in Helsinki in 1818, in anticipation of the tsar's visit there.

Please do not return this information to the article without a citation.-- Birgitte SB  00:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Traditional Latvian food?
There is no such Latvian dessert, if for the sole reason that the naming here isn't in Latvian. What seems to be the case, though, is that Latvian diaspora (the ones who emigrated during WWII) cook some recipce that was known prior to the war (though I only found |issue:/p_001_cukc1938-1939n09|article:DIVL242|query:torte_Aleksandra_torte|issueType:P one source from the time referencing it in library of vintage press, and it isn't even from major media). Although it is not imposible that somebody in Latvia knows it too, it is not a traditional dessert, at least not to point where you can tell how it should be eaten. It also seems that name comes from the dough used (shortcrust?), which is now generaly known as smilšu mīkla. Hence few questions - 1. Is there a valid reason to call this a Latvian dessert? (see the post above BTW, it doesn't seem all that unlikely etimology) 2. If it is a Latvian dessert, isn't there more appropriate name for it? 3. Isn't shortcrust raspbery cake a bit too random to warant it an article? We have plenty other better known cakes with distinct names, but no one thinks those need articles. I don't exactly see a point in having the article in this state - suppose other Latvians are aware of such dessert and it is indeed traditional for them: they won't find it under the strange name, or suppose it is just the diaspora Latvians (or yet, the thing claimed above could be true, which would make it international) in which case this whole article is misleading Xil  (talk) 00:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Seems like a non-notable food product. Definitely not a national food, doubtful that this is widely traditional, just one of the more popular variants. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 15:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)


 * In an episode of Lizzie McGuire, Lizzie and Kate bake some of them as a school project where their assignment was to make a traditional Latvian food (the only one they could find in an Internet search that didn't have jellied meat in it... and they only wound up teamed up with this assignment because they were both sick the day it was assigned and other kids got better teamups and better countries). So, if Disney Channel kids' comedy shows are a Reliable Source, that's it! &#42;Dan T.* (talk) 20:45, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

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