King Charles said Pavlova was Australian during a performance in Sydney during the royal tour

Sydney may be famous for its abstinence from toast, but the debate over Pavlova’s origins has raged on both sides of the ditch for years.

If you ask a New Zealander when pav was invented, they will probably tell you that it was created by a Wellington chef in honor of the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in 1926.

If you ask an Australian, they’ll tell you that a Perth chef named Bert Sachs first made pavlova in 1935.

Contact Energy sparked controversy last December by releasing a sign at Auckland Airport that read “Home is where pavlova was actually made” to welcome New Zealanders home to New Zealand.

However, Australian travelers took offense, calling the billboard a “declaration of war”.

One commented on social media: “Good of them to promote tourism to Australia,” while another said: “We all know New Zealand is really just another Australian state, which is why the pah was created in Australia.”

Another dared to state: “When your country hasn’t produced anything meaningful, I guess you have to cling on to what you can, right?”

Australians and New Zealanders yesterday united in outrage over an error in the menu served to the King during his visit.

During the parliamentary reception, members of the royal family were served crab cakes, arancini, cheesecake and Anzac biscuits. However, they were incorrectly labeled as “cookies” on the menu – an error that is technically illegal in Australia.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says Anzac biscuits should always be called “biscuits” rather than “biscuits”, with some calling the mistake “disgraceful” and a “blasphemy” to veterans’ memories.