Macarons are thought by many to be a personal name, but in fact it is an imported food, and many people in China love to eat. So, what are macarons? How much is a box of macarons?

Macarons, also known as macaroons, French crumpets, is a kind of French dessert made with egg whites, almond flour, sugar and frosting, and sandwiched with fruit sauce or cream. Rich in taste, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, they are colorful in appearance and delicate and small.

The word "macaron" is French, but the actual pronunciation is closer to "macaroon". The word "macaron" is the result of using a phonetic translation of the English pronunciation.

Macarons are well known as a French dessert, but they were actually invented by Italians. And there are multiple versions of the exact origin of the macaron.

The Sisters' Version

Legend has it that in the early days, some vegetarian nuns made egg whites and almond flour baked with egg whites and almond flour instead of meat, which is the prototype of macarons. Today, the English word macaroon is derived from the Italian word maccarone (delicate dough).

During the French Revolution, Catholicism was suppressed by the revolutionaries and the clergy suffered. The nuns secretly sold their macaroons to make ends meet, gradually spreading them to France.

The Homesick Version

In the middle of the 16th century, the Florentine aristocrat Kathleen Medici married King Henry II of France. Although in the royal family, but after all, married far away from home, the queen soon suffered from homesickness. So, follow the queen to France, the chef made hometown macaroons, to win the queen's heart, from this Italian-style desserts in France spread.

In fact, macarons are divided into domestic macarons and imported macarons, domestic macarons should be priced at about 10 yuan 1, just like, but not delicious, imported macarons because of imports, transportation, tariffs, and other reasons, the price will be on the high side at about 20 yuan 1, I ate in France brand pasquier, ladurée, and so on, and now the country should be Available, macaroons are not only eaten desserts, or a culture, a taste, is the snacks of the French aristocracy. If you want to buy a taste, it is recommended not to buy domestic production, artificial coloring, flavoring, preservatives, and the taste is not authentic, you can search for Leyue lajoie or pasquier, ladurée a few brands, I usually buy pasquier macarons to eat in Taobao! I usually buy pasquier macarons on Taobao! The taste is authentic and the price is not expensive! Taobao more than a hundred more than fifty sixty have.

If you do not tell you, you will think that this is the legendary macaron dessert, in fact, it is not. After the designer's careful design, the original ordinary wallet in accordance with the design of macarons, due to the color and material to grasp the right, so it looks and just finished the macarons and the difference is very small. If you look closely, you will notice the zipper on top of the macaron wallet, which is an essential part of the wallet.

According to the designer, the macaron wallet is handmade, so the whole process is a bit tedious, so it's not mass-produced yet. It seems that you need to be patient for a while to use this mouth-watering macaron wallet.