Macaron
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[[Image:Macarons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Macarons from a Parisian pastry shop]]
[[Image:Macarons-lagrandeepicerie.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Macarons from La Grande Épicerie]]
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A '''macaron''' is a traditional [[France|French]] [[pastry]] from [[Nancy]], a [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Meurthe et Moselle]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', in northeastern [[France]]{{Fact|date=March 2007}}. Dating back to the 18th century, the '''macaron''' is made of [[egg white]]s, [[almond|almond powder]], [[icing sugar]] and [[sugar]]. This sweet pastry came out of the French courts' baker's oven as round [[meringue]]-like domes with a flat base.
==History==
In the early [[1930]] the tearoom and pastry-shop [[Ladurée]] in [[Paris]] started selling the new creation of Pierre Desfontaines, grandson of Louis Ernest Ladurée: two traditional dome halves sandwiched with a sweet filling between: the [[ganache]]. This resulted in giving the ''new macaron'' [http://shewhoeats.blogspot.com/2005/01/macaron-tour-in-tokyo-2005-winter.html] a larger size, the possibility of flavored garnishes, and a newfound moistness that came from the garnish. Whereas the traditional macaron was sweet and dry and crunchy, the new macaron had the added attraction of being delicately crunchy on the outside, while moist, chewy, and flavourful on the inside.
==Today==
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Many cookbooks provide macaron recipes, but the authentic Parisian macarons, with the multifarious flavors and colors, have continued to be in short supply, due to the difficulty in making them well. Today, there are but a few cities in which top quality macarons can be found. These include London (Paul, Maison Blanc, [[Yauatcha]], [[Ladurée]]), Melbourne (Laurent Bakery), Sydney (Lindt Concept Store and Cafe), Paris ([[Pierre Hermé]], [[Ladurée]], [[Joël Robuchon|L'Atelier Joël Robuchon]], Fauchon, Gérard Mulot, Jean-Paul Hévin, La Maison du Chocolat, Carette, Sadaharu Aoki), Saint-Jean-de-Luz ([http://www.macarons-adam.com/ Maison Adam]) Madrid (Delipanific, Moulin Chocolat), Tokyo ([[Dalloyau]], [[Joël Robuchon|L'Atelier Joël Robuchon]], [[Pierre Hermé]], [[Sadaharu Aoki]], [[Sébastien Bouillet]]), Hong Kong ([http://www.legouter.com/ Le Goûter Bernardaud]), Manila ([http://www.bizupatisserie.com/ Bizu Patisserie]), New York ([[Fauchon]], Payard, La Maison Du Chocolat), Waterloo near Brussels (Ducobu), Baltimore (Pâtisserie Poupon), San Francisco (Pâtisserie Phillipe), Dallas, Texas (Rush Pâtisserie), New Orleans, Louisiana ([http://www.shopsucre.com/ Shop Sucre]), Tempe, Arizona ([http://www.essencebakery.com/ Essence Bakery Cafe]), Rio de Janeiro ([http://www.aquimgastronomia.com.br/ AQUIM Boutique]), Santa Cruz, CA ([http://www.kellysfrenchbakery.com/ Kelly's French Bakery]), and Boston, MA ([http://www.burdickchocolate.com/ L.A. Burdick]).
Flavors available vary with the seasons and may include:
* [[almond]]
* [[apricot]]
* [[blackcurrant]]
* [[caramel]]
* [[chocolate]]
* [[cinnamon]]
* [[coconut]]
* [[coffee]]
* [[hazelnut]] [[praline]]
* [[fig]]
* [[lemon]]
* [[licorice]]
* [[Orange (fruit)|orange]]
* [[pistachio]]
* [[raspberry]]
* [[rose]]
* [[truffle]]
* [[vanilla]]
* [[violet (plant)|violet]]
* [[walnut]]
==Variations==
A variation of macaron called ''makoron'', which substitutes [[peanut]] powder for almond powder and flavored in [[wagashi]] style, is widely available in [[Sendai]], Japan.
[[Confiserie Sprüngli]] in Switzerland sells [[Luxemburgerli]], similar but smaller and airier.
==In popular culture==
* Brightly-colored macarons by Ladurée were heavily featured in [[Sofia Coppola]]'s [[2006 in film|2006]] film ''[[Marie Antoinette (2006 film)|Marie Antoinette]]''.
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* They are benefiting from a very strong revival in popularity as pastries and are featured on many fashion items such as t-shirts but most notably made into macaron-shaped pendants, earrings and rings that are popular in some French and Japanese cities.
==External links==
*[http://english.macaron-de-nancy.com/ The original Macaron of Nancy]
*[http://www.macarons-lolmede.com/en/index.php/ The original Macaron of Angoulême]
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