That's it, I finally tested them! What? The Macaroons at Mc Donald's... For yes, ladies and Gentlemen, in France, you can find Macaroons in selected Mc Dos' (as we call them here), the ones that have a Mc Café inside (a little "sweet island", made to compete with Starbucks). Now the big question; are they good? Well they're OK, but not outstanding... they are cheaper though: 4,90 € for 6 pieces.
Pas possible! Macdoroons?! I know that all over the world our respective standards of living are sinking, but this simply is too much. What next - Lalique at Costco? ;)
ReplyDeleteIn the past I believe Lalique has been sold at Costco.
ReplyDeletehere in Brasil they are awful!!!
ReplyDeleteThe McCarons in the picture look a bit messier than the real thing, such as those at Ladurée:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.laduree.fr/fr/fabricant/produits/macarons
Still, I wish I was there to compare them.
Oh no, macarones in Maccers, sacre bleu! that's just not on!!
ReplyDeletedon't look tasty enough :(
ReplyDeleteHumm, not sure about this. Macaroons at Mickey D's?(That's what I call Mc Donald's) Somehow, it just doesn't look or sound right.
ReplyDeleteKris
I'd rather go in NYC where a famous French "patisserie" opened a few days ago (n'est ce pas, Alexa ?).
ReplyDeleteBut the colors of those are appealing though!!
Eric
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking doing the hard job of macaroon taster for us you really must be crowned king of the macaroon with your tasting and making .
One of the lovely things about the Lauduree ones are the pretty little boxes they come in .
I imagine the Mc'D's ones come in a brown paper bag ?
@Jaq. Actually no, they come in a nice little box, just like in any patisserie.
ReplyDeleteFYI, they also have a frozen kind which I did not test (next time ?!)
Do you think that in the present economic climate, the bourgeoisie might be tempted to purchase some Macmacaroons and place them in one of those nice little Lauduree boxes which they have wisely retained for just such reduced circumstances?
ReplyDeleteAfter all, appearances must be maintained at all costs.
Although in this case, at a significantly lower cost.
I love the chocolate mousse from McDo, if only they served it here in the states...
ReplyDeleteGood thinking Drummond Macmacaroons for the credit crunch .
ReplyDeleteI have only recently discovered le (la?) macarron during my trip to Paris. Yum! And they are not to be confused with what we call "macaroon" in the US, which has coconut in it I think. I almost wouldn't try one, believe it or not. Good thing I did.
ReplyDeleteI had one at Paul's, which I know is a chain, but I thought it was divine.
Please don't encourage Americans to spell them "macaroons" - - that is an entirely different pastry. It's "macaron" in French AND English! [I wince everytime I hear it pronounced "macaroon"!]
ReplyDeleteYou say macaron,
ReplyDeleteI say macaroon.
You say ballon,
I say balloon.
Macaron,
Macaroon,
Ballon,
Balloon.
Let's call the whole thing off.
(With apologies to George and Ira Gershwin as well as Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.)
@Carrie "What next - Lalique at Costco? ;)" LOL!
ReplyDelete@Vanessa "here in Brasil they are awful!!!" Awful really?
@Jeff Mings "The McCarons" Excellent!
@Monica " saw the macarons of McDonald here in Rio, but didn´t think it was worth a try." Well if you trust Vanessa, it's not really worth it in Brazil... Besides you have been spoiled so far!
@Kris "Somehow, it just doesn't look or sound right." I know ;-)
@Marylène "a famous French patisserie" in NYC? really??
@Drummond "Do you think that in the present economic climate, the bourgeoisie might be tempted to purchase some Macmacaroons and place them in one of those nice little Lauduree boxes" LOL.
Good idea actually. I may give it a try next time. I bet I could hear someone says "Oh, they are so good, thank you, much better than the ones I bought at McDonald's last week"!
(In French we say "clothes make the monk")
Jeff, I bet you could work pantalon/oon in there too, huh?
ReplyDeleteAn American macaroon is a cookie, I think, as I said before with coconut in it. I don't like them. I will try to encourage macaron cognizance in the states.
Eric, on Alexa's blog, you get her impressions of the opening of the first Ladurée shop in NYC! Apparently a great moment!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, now I've been inspired to go and do some research on the history of the words macaroon (Scottish) and macaron (French). (Of course, over the millenia the Scots and the French have shared alot more than just snacks.) Apparently, both the cookies pictured here and the cocoanut cookies are versions coming from the same original (Italian) - called amaccarone, meaning paste. The French altered the name when they decided the cookies were too good to leave to the Italians. The cocoanut version originated from a type made primarily from almond paste, the recipe for which then changed over time along with the alteration of the spelling as Scots decided the cookies were too good to stay on the continent! And now LaDuree comes to America!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!
La Duree makes McDonald's macaroons! Google and see for yourself :)
ReplyDelete?!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI tried the macarons at the McDo's on the Champs Elysees. Compared to the ones I can get in my area (Florida), they were good. I enjoyed the ones at Lauderee much more. :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I might have to try those. If for some STRANGE reason I were in McD's while in Paris!
ReplyDeleteI went into McD's while I was in Paris. It was the one near Luxembourg Gardens and the Pantheon. I went in because I needed the bathroom. I had a Fish Fillet and fries, which were pretty limp. My coded receipt worked for the bathroom, so mission accomplished. I felt very "foreign" and unable to converse, typical of my stay there. I still loved it. Paris, that is, not McD's.
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