Comments on: Paris Macaron Taste Test: Ladurée vs Gérard Mulot https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Ghislaine https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html#comment-60521 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:14:39 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=18040#comment-60521 Macaroons are undeniably part of french culinary landscape, and who cares where they came from originally. In the end all dishes we eat are somewhere, somehow copied, adapted, imported, and I find that extremely exciting. People that claim certain dishes, or pastries to be from their country or region, should be thrilled that they are now available worldwide and transformed into the local colours. Why don’t you just use your taste buds instead of your chauvinism (and btw I know the kokosmakronen, which are filled with sugar, have a overdose off coconut and completely miss the delicate almond taste of french macaroons)

When you’re in Paris, you simply have to marvel in front of Ladurée, so incredibly pretty….and appetising…Thanks Theadora for this fun story!

]]> 18040 60521 2011-04-21 10:14:39 By: hidden europe https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html#comment-60501 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:00:51 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=18040#comment-60501 How totally preposterous that macarons (or macaroons) are being thus claimed! The whole world knows that German macaroons are THE quintessential German confection, ideally eaten around Christmas and invariably flavoured (or overdosed) with coconut. We call them Kokosmakronen, and they have definitely been staple fodder in Berlin even since we nicked the idea of macarons (or macaroons) off Turkish migrants around 1972. Back in pre-history. The really original macaroons are ac?badem kurabiyesi from Turkey. So we are not so wild about this nouvelle cuisine idea, promulated here, of the virtue of French macarons. And even less enthusiastic about the Scottish escapade that have been advocated. Potato macaroons? God forbid! What is EuroCheapo coming to, that such deviant renderings of European history are tolerated here?

]]> 18040 60501 2011-04-19 20:00:51 By: Rob https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html#comment-60491 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:13:06 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=18040#comment-60491 Delicious article.

Interesting to note, if you really are a cheapo, that Holder, the company that supplies Laduree, also supplies McDonalds with their macarons. (Source: penultimate sentence of http://www.slate.com/id/2221246/pagenum/all/ )

]]> 18040 60491 2011-04-19 12:13:06 By: Timeless Drifter https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html#comment-60477 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:13:06 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=18040#comment-60477 As much as I believe Sofia is full of baloney, this post made me hungry for macaroons and … Scottish folklore! Bon appetit.

]]> 18040 60477 2011-04-18 21:13:06 By: Revenge of the Scottish Macaroons https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-desserts-who-makes-the-best-macarons-in-paris.html#comment-60475 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:41:01 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=18040#comment-60475 Come on guys….. Have you never heard of our fabulous Scottish macaroons (note the double ‘o’ in the Scottish purebred macaroons)? True devotees appreciate the Scottish macaroon, which we think has the edge over its upstart French competitor. In truth, there is no evident connection between the two confections, except that both have lots of egg white and sugar. The distinguishing feature of our Scottish macaroons (recipes for which have been found in mass graves of Clan McPheron dated by scientists as being from the Neolithic period) is that the true Scottish macaroon has potatoes in it. Now I bet none of your upstart Parisian Macs has tatties in ’em, eh?
Hamish McPherson
Laird of Kirkentilloch and Nether Isles

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