Macaron
sweet meringue-based confectionery
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.
 Parisian-style macarons (vanilla flavour) | |
| Alternative names | French macaroon |
|---|---|
| Type | Confectionery |
| Place of origin |  France Italy |
| Created by | Pierre Desfontaines or Claude Gerbet. |
| Main ingredients | 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]
References
change- ↑ "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.
