45+ Macaroons Vs Macarons History Pictures. In his fantastic article about the etymology of *macaron* , stanford linguistics and computer science professor dan jurafsky dives deep into the history of these two cookies and which mac do you prefer? There's a good chance you thought it was just a different way to pronounce the name of the same treat, right?
Because their names are often used interchangeably, it creates. Tell us in the comments. While both macaroons and macarons are made from sugar and an egg white meringue base, their main difference is the desiccated coconut folded into the macaroons meringue mixture.
There's much ado about macaroons, or should i say macarons.
Macaroons are chewy and moist and taste distinctly of coconuts. Well, yes, if you have been thinking that macaron was just another spelling for macaroons. Mostly, the term is equated with the. Macarons also have granulated and powdered sugar as ingredients and are chewy in texture.