Floating island

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What Wikipedia says

A floating island or île flottante (French: [il flɔtɑ̃t]) is a dessert consisting of soft meringue floating on crème anglaise (a liquid vanilla custard). The meringue used is baked in a bain-marie. It may be served at room temperature or chilled.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Floating island (dessert)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

Image: Juhan Harm., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.