Macaron
A Macaron [1][2][3][4] is a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and food colouring.
| vanillaMacaron.jpg Parisian-style macarons (vanilla flavour) | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | French macaroon |
| Place of origin | .svg){kind=small} France Italy |
| Creator(s) | Pierre Desfontaines or Claude Gerbet. |
| Details | |
| Type | Confectionery |
| Main ingredient(s) | Cookie: egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder, food colouring Filling: buttercream or clotted cream, ganache, or jam |
The Macaron have been introduced in France by the Italian chef of queen Catherine de Medici during the Renaissance. Since the 19th century, a macaron is shown with a ganache, buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies. It is moist and easily melts in the mouth. Macarons can be found in different flavours (raspberry, chocolate) to (foie gras, matcha).[5]
Macaron Media
Traditional macarons de Nancy.
Valentine macarons!
Macarons in a variety of colours
Macarons in a Pierre Marcolini shop window
Macarons (caramel and salt) on sale at Two International Finance Centre (IFC), Hong Kong
References
- ↑ "Definition of macaron in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Definition of macaron". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Definition of macaroon in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Definition of macaroon". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Macaron". Dessert Eater. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.