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Are you a master of pasta?
     Do your soufflés keep their good shape?
               Are you getting the hang 
               Of a perfect meringue
     And know three different fillings for crepes?

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Do you really entice with your rice
       And know Russets from Worcester Pearmains?
               Does your strawberry surprise 
               Win you a first prize?
      And is *Cava the same as Champagne?

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Is your mousse designed to seduce?
     Do your sponge cakes struggle to rise?
               Was your undercooked stew 
               Just a bit hard to chew
     Whilst your strudel brought tears to the eyes?

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But, if your pastry loses its puff
     And your chicken is stringy and tough,
               If you let out a scream 
               As you try to whip cream
     Then you can’t be a cookery *buff.

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* Cava is Spanish; Champagne is French;
* A buff = enthusiast, expert etc.

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