What is the different between common meringue, swiss meringue and italian meringue?

Question

What is the different between common meringue, swiss meringue and italian meringue?

Answer 1

Common meringue is whipped egg whites, with sugar and flavor such as vanilla. Swiss is made over double boiler, and Italian is with a boiling syrup of corn syrup water and sugar, poured into the whipped egg whites.  French merinques are the above common, then piped onto a parchment lined baking sheet and baked into a crisp cookie like confection.

Answer 2

common meringue is a mixture of beaten egg whites & granulated sugar, Italian meringue is prepared by slowly pouring hot sugar syrup over stiffly beaten egg whites, then beating constantly until mixture is creamy. i still have to look how they make swiss meringues, it could be a variation between soft ( like in cakes & baked alaska), & hard meringues (like kisses).

Answer 3

Italian meringue is made by slowly beating hot sugar syrup into stiffly beaten egg whites and is used in frostings and atop pies and cakes.

Swiss meringue is made by dissolving sugar and egg whites together over simmering water and then beating in an electric mixer. It is often used as a base for buttercream frostings.

French (or common) meringue is made by gradually adding ultrafine sugar to whipped uncooked egg whites until the whites form stiff, shiny peaks. The meringue is then piped into shapes and baked. It has a light, crisp texture and is often used as a "nest" to hold fruit or sorbets.

Answer 4

The accent!!! ha ha ha, maybe its the ingredients they use