macaron OR macaroon?

weekend was our baking day~ owh.. correction! mamaChef's Baking Day *peace* so semlm my mamaChef buat 2nd attempt for pau kacang.  mmg jadi tp the exterior tak sehebat yg jual kat kedai frozen lah~ demi anak terchenta pidin, mamaChef akan berusaha lebih gigih lagi~~ huhu

dan semalam jugey we google on macaron. interestingly.... ape beza

 macaron OR macaroon ?

haa... bunyik sume lebih kurang kan~ some people may sees that macaron and macaroon is same but tidak ya!! mari mengenali...

macaron

sweet confectionery made with egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food coloring. - wikipedia

this bulat-bulat confectionery mmg HOT and TOP in the market skang ni~~ ni laaaa yg org tergila-gilakan dek kerana ke-gelemeran-nya dari French Pâtisserie Ladurée

macaroon

light, baked confections, described as either small cakes or meringue-like cookiesdepending on their consistency - wikipedia

this one bentuk pon dah lain~~ some claims it came from Italy

so ape yg membuatkan macaron and macaroon same?

nama asal~~!!! 

The English word macaroon and French macaron come from the Italian maccarone or maccherone. This word is itself derived from ammaccare, meaning crush or beat,used here in reference to the almond paste which is the principal ingredient - wikipedia

all pix googled