Gbbo you say macaron I say macaroon?

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Just catching up with last nights great British bake off

Is it said macaRON or macaROON?? It's really bugging me that they are all saying different things?

I would deliberately say it whatever way Hollywanker didn't.

they are calling them macaroons on masterchef at the mo

We said exactly the same, I hope someone knows!

I alwyas thought macaron was the egg white almond small little round things and macarOOns were the coconut blob things

Its macaron

macaroons are those things with raspberry/coconut and covered in dark chocolate yummyness

the delicate almondy buttons of exquisite elegance are macaRON

without the 's'

'scos they are french, innit?

Madam...are you still irritated by Holly from the last series? Haha

Think its clear now Paul and Mary are right and the amateur bakers are thicko's!

I always thought macaroons were almond flavoured. I was given some French macarons last Christmas and they were various flavours.

Not sure about the pronunciation but I came on to say I am supporting Howard because he's lovely. Don't think he'll actually get very far but he seems like such a nice guy.

I bought a book called 'English Teas' recently in an NT shop, and in there it was spelt MACARON with a grave accent on the 'o'.

I was a bit when I saw it, but then when GBBO piped up I thought perhaps it was a recent snobby thing.

Ripping should have reads your post; th'art right. That makes more sense; I shall no longer think of it as a snobby thing.

I spell it macaron, but say it macaroon. Can't bring myself to say it the French way, would be akin to asking for a 'pan oh cwossan' in Starbucks.

Coloured, French ones are Macarons
Them big puffy coconut ones are Macaroons