Why is almond cake so expensive as the most valuable French dessert?

When it comes to almond cakes, everyone will think they are French desserts. Mainly because it has a French name "macaroon". In fact, macaroon is a veritable Italian dessert. This exquisite and delicious snack was first known in the Italian aristocratic social circle in the 8th century, but it was later carried forward by the French.

Legend has it that in the middle of16th century, Catherine Medici, an aristocrat in Florence, was homesick when she married King Henry II of France, so the pastry chef made her miss almond cake in order to please her. It is also said that 16 and 17 centuries, Queen Mary was specially introduced to France from Italy and named it "Girls' Crispy Bread", which soon became a special food in many parts of France.

When the almond cake first came to France, it was still very different from today's almond cake: it was just a single piece without a sandwich. After the protein almond cake was introduced to France, especially in the19th century, a large number of French chefs scrambled to make this dessert, and the single piece gradually became a sandwich. At the same time, imaginative French chefs try to add different fruits and jams-even coffee and chocolate-to create colorful colors. In this way, almond cakes became today's almond cakes.

In this way, macaroon, which flourished in France, was labeled with a strong French label. Therefore, almond cake is not only a dessert and delicious food, but also a culture.

? Protein almond biscuit was once a noble food and a symbol of luxury in history. However, with the development of history, almond cakes have gradually entered the homes of ordinary people, winning people's love, especially girls' love, with its colorful colors, fresh and delicate taste and exquisite shape.

Taste and appearance

The almond cake has distinct layers, crisp outside and soft inside. When you take a bite, you first taste a thin and brittle shell, followed by a soft and dense inner layer. Different from the texture of cream, the toughness of almond cake supports the filling and adds chewiness to the soft filling. A perfect almond cake has a smooth surface, no pits and scars, a faint luster under the light, and a beautiful lace skirt will appear at the bottom of the cake. Due to the addition of different decorative materials, such as matcha powder and fruit powder, almond cake presents rich and colorful colors.