Macaroons or Macaroons?

[Fusioluxe]

Which do you say and where are you from? 😊

I always find this helps.

Yes. Shops such as m&s getting it wrong annoy me. I think I tweeted them once about it but they never responded.

www.bettys.co.uk/blog/the-history-of-the-macaroon

Even Bettys 😲😩

But they explain the spelling...

“Macaroon' is the older English translation of the french 'macaron', and though in recent years the latter has become a popular way to refer to these almondy, meringue-like treats (partly to differentiate between these and the popular coconut confections and partly because adopting the French nomenclature bestows a certain je ne sais quoi) both are actually correct as they derive from the original Italian. We stick with the original English translation because we think our Yorkshire macaroons stand up proudly to their Paris cousins.”

coniferhedge that’s brilliant

What @BusySittingDown posted with pics is correct

I’m sure they used to both be called macarOON until somewhere around the 4th series if GBBO. Then suddenly the cute little things were terribly fashionable and called something much more delicate.

They're not getting it wrong, it's just the word for the same thing in English and in French. The problem is that some people, as shown by this thread, would think a product called a macaroon wasn't the same as the currently fashionable French style version because it wasn't labelled Macaron. I've had different sorts of macaroons here in the UK over the years. Conifer hedge's post is interesting because what is called a macaroon in the photo collage looks like a coconut macaroon to me. A straight macaroon would be smoother and made with ground almonds. I'd call the little French style ones French Macaroons.

ThursdayLastWeek is right.

And gradually the gourmet French pronounciation is taking hold. Even macarons used to be called macaroons.

And Nestle was pronounced Nessuls in the Milky Bar ads.

But now we know how to pronounce paella and Rioja and chorizo and quinoa and chipotle....

It's not about knowing how to pronounce something - the word macaroon has been around in English since the late 16th century.

@Natsku you can buy rice paper from Lakeland or from online suppliers.

What are these potato based ones? I have never come across them before.

Cheers wowfudge shall have a look

I have a momentary mind blip about Cameron and Cameroon so equally befuddled on this.

But basically I like the old fashioned chewy almond biscuits on rice paper with an almond on top so if someone could go out in the rain and get me some that would be lovely

I just spent two minutes describing how much I'd forgotten I love macaroons to DH and he's promised me a box from the bakery next to his office tomorrow, so result. Thanks, OP. I haven't had one in years.

wowfudg3 Er yes, as the thread mentioned earlier. 🙄

And the op didn’t ask about pronunciation, she asked which one do you say, as in use, as many stores use the word differently.

Your picture is of a macaron

@Legohell - I disagree that they are fundamentally different things