The internet is full of fabulous facts about everything from current events to the history basket weaving and macaroon fun facts. As we research for our daily content on food trucks, food carts and street food, we stumble upon some items of knowledge that we just did not know.

We have decided when these fun facts pop up, that we would share them with our readers in our section titled “Did You Know?”

For today’s Did You Know we will look at Macaroon fun facts.

Macaroon Fun Facts: Macaroons are a type of light, baked confection, described as either small cakes or meringue-like cookies depending on their consistency.

  • The name of the cookie comes from an Italian word meaning paste, maccarone.
  • While origins are uncertain, some culinary historians claim that macaroons can be traced to an Italian monastery. The monks came to France in 1533, joined by the pastry chefs of Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henri II. Later, two Benedictine nuns, Sister Marguerite and Sister Marie-Elisabeth, came to Nancy seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for their housing by baking and selling macaroon cookies, and thus became known as the “Macaroon Sisters.”
  • The original macaroon was a small sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds similar to Italian amaretti.
  • May 3st is National Macaroon Day.
  • Most recipes call for egg whites (usually whipped to stiff peaks), with ground or powdered seeds, generally almonds or nuts.
  • The Scottish macaroon is a sweet confection with a thick velvety center covered in chocolate and topped with roasted coconut.
  • In North America, the coconut macaroon is the best known variety.

Macaroon Fun Facts We May Have Missed?

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Reference: Fun Facts about Macaroons.