Why French macarons and coconut macaroons have the same name

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**RECIPE FOR COCONUT MACAROONS**
1 14 oz bag sweetened, shredded coconut
1 14 oz can sweetened, condensed milk
2 egg whites
vanilla
salt
Heat the oven to 325ºF (160ºC). Mix the coconut and the milk in a big bowl, along with a big splash of vanilla and a pinch of salt. Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, and fold them into the coconut mixture. Shape the coconut into little balls and bake them until just golden around the edges - about 30 min. If you want, melt some chocolate in the microwave and dip the macaroons in it (or drizzle the chocolate over) and cool until the chocolate is firm. It helps to just barely melt the chocolate, to not mess up its tempering.

[@oops383]

When I worked in a pastry shop I’d say “macaroons are coconut, macarons are almond, macron is the president”. Cheesey but it made the older people laugh

[@SKyrim190]

And macro is the nutritional groups

[@mordekaihorowitz]

@@SKyrim190 And Marco is a name, and Marconi helped develop the radio

[@AnaDazuva]

Wholesome

[@zalibecquerel3463]

And Macon is somewhere in Georgia apparently.

[@bhoylhogro5093]

And macarena is the dance. Ok I'll see myself out.

[@croesuslydias6488]

I yelled out “macchiato” and felt dumb when he said “macaroni”

[@MFRiley]

As you should

[@ButteryBaconBro]

At least you thought of something, that tick tock sound effect gave me too much anxiety to think of something

[@delgermuruntsagaankhuu6951]

Huh many different opinions here, i felt like i was being pandered to

[@ZiaRDS]

I just stared at him and panicked lol 😭😭😭😭

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

LOL!!!

[@avgaskoolaid4572]

Sloppy, processed Macaroon: "We're not so different, you and I" Delicate, fussy Macaron: *angry French noises*

[@DMSProduktions]

Awww haw haw haw haaawww!

[@robinlillian9471]

Then why do the macarons taste like cardboard? No thanks.

[@rin_etoware_2989]

@@robinlillian9471 what kind of terrible pastry shop did you buy those macarons from, and also what kind of upbringing did you have that you know what cardboard tastes like

[@MadNumForce]

There's a general pattern that when French "-on" words passed into English they were basically left intact except for turning into "-oon" : - ponton -> pontoon - ballon -> balloon - dragon -> dragoon - salon -> saloon - bouffon -> buffoon - peloton -> platoon - harpon -> harpoon Etc. Macaroon clearly belongs to that list, and became what it is through the same linguistic phenomenon.

[@hananea7375]

Dragoon?

[@TakeFiveMusic]

Bassoon too, according to wikipedia!

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@hananea7375 Have you not heard of dragoons? Soldiers, of a kind.

[@skippythealien9627]

@@qwertyTRiG yeah i think it specifically refers to soldiers who are trained as cavalry but are usually deployed as infantry too. developed a reputation for nastiness and bloodlust too over time or this could all be b.s. I learned it from old school days playing Empire Total War lmao

[@CHURCHISAWESUM]

HON HON HON OUI OUI

[@gwchong]

I was afraid he was gonna yell at me for wanting to make pretty macarons again.

[@HAM-qi6de]

NOOOOO

[@daemoneko]

great, im gonna watch that video again Adam just yelling NOO at me was kinda hilarious, after 100s of videos of calm and composed Adam

[@SKyrim190]

That video always rubs me the wrong way. And the fact that it enticed some fans to go on other channels and say in the comment section people are wrong for trying to give instructions for pretty macarons makes it worse

[@jamesdavis2027]

@@SKyrim190 The vid was tongue in cheek. Too bad those commenters couldn’t keep their tongues in their cheeks.

[@SKyrim190]

@@jamesdavis2027 yeah, I understand what Adam was trying to do there saying "look, you can enjoy perfectly good tasting macarons if you ignore their shape", but the fact he was yelling NO! all the time didn't make it fun to me

[@skycaptain39]

All of this is not to be confused with Macron, president of France

[@BoySiddy]

You honestly expect us to believe that France is currently not being ruled by a delicate, fussy meringue cookie with ruffled feet named Emmanuel?

[@ryankazookie7327]

Siddharth Agarwal yes

[@WabbitSeeson]

@@BoySiddy yes

[@alkfouq8762]

*dictator

[@jonasmitander1435]

@@alkfouq8762 Well that's just wrong

[@averagejoey2000]

So, the short version is: "it's a cookie made from egg white foam and crushed nuts" and the difference is from the game of telephone?

[@DoctorCyan]

The game of telephone is essentially the difference between any given European language

[@tinad8561]

@@DoctorCyan I would argue with “any”, as there are at least two language families present in Europe, but since they both pollinated English, and English back-crosses with other languages an awful lot (e.g., French “le weekend”), telephone’s probably the right metaphor anyway.

[@RozzamaTRON]

Adam really went through 6000 years of food history in order to convince us of the occurrence of something that happened in 2005

[@tukicat1399]

If you like cooking history, Tasting History with Max Miller is brilliant

[@milesbrust5591]

@@tukicat1399 fax

[@XDTheLaughingManXD]

@@tukicat1399 yeah, and he's not abrasive like Adam

[@rawkhawk414]

@@XDTheLaughingManXD How is Adam abrasive? Quick aside: something is abrasive if it's harder than another thing, and hence able to scratch it. When we describe people as abrasive we tend to mean that manners don't meet our expectations of polite behaviour. Otherwise it can be used to mean that someone is unsociable and aggressive. How is that Adam Ragusea??? And if someone liked Adam Ragusea's video, how is calling his content abrasive a good way to recommend someone else's content? I could just as easily say avoid Tasting History with Max Miller because he's abrasive. And I'd be just as wrong...or right if I was talking about a hypothetical version of myself that found him abrasive. Last thought, some people find excessive etiquette (like the kind Matt displays) difficult to relate or listen to...in other words, abrasive lol. I just found your comment so stupid that I had to compare it to how stupid it would sound if you had said it about Tasting History.

[@XDTheLaughingManXD]

@@rawkhawk414 the term abrasive in regards to humans has an entirely separate definition than the term for two objects being rubbed against each other. The fact you said all of that bs to call me stupid, yet you forgot words often have multiple definitions actually makes you look pretty stupid. Max doesn’t fit the criteria for that definition of abrasive. You should read Adam’s comments to people that disagree with him, he’s kind of an asshole. Further, that was a lot of words for “I’m an Adam fan and I’ll defend anything he says and does at all cost *gawk gawk gawk*”. Please exit stage left.

[@donalgodon]

I was literally thinking about this question less than 12 hours ago.

[@mrdummervilleean]

Oh well. Nice

[@TheSlavChef]

You are like Nostradamus.

[@avacadomangobanana2588]

govt watching u

[@RyanHannaProductions]

I'm convinced Adam reads my mind. The same happened to me on the cactus, rice washing, and gyro videos

[@TheSlavChef]

@@avacadomangobanana2588 The KGB, yes.

[@ElizabethHyzy]

“Sloppy American coconut ball”

[@MCXL1140]

-Women want him, men want to be him.

[@victorycoffee92]

made with nuts

[@spiv]

that was my nickname in high school

[@uniworkhorse]

@@spiv beat me to it

[@dontlistentome7498]

i read this as he said it

[@caglioso]

I remember eating those cans of Coconut Macaroons over Passover, but as a kid didn’t realize why it always had to be those cookies. And now I know! Thanks Adam.

[@robinlillian9471]

No yeasted breads or cookies allowed on Passover. That's all.

[@lightsword5214]

The sponsor transition was so smooth, just like my shave with Harry's!

[@TheClassicParrot]

Good one lol

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

@LaDio Which I learned thanks to Skillshare.

[@boyin4742]

@@anirudhviswanathan3986 which I can now afford thanks to the money I saved by using Honey

[@Ironlantern723]

But to be serious for a moment that Transition was smooth as f@#k.

[@Adam1nToronto]

I thought there'd be way more comments about this smooth transition. It was so smooth, I actually listened to the whole "ad"

[@sonofalbi9801]

Some commenter- “Are macarons and macaroons the same?” Adam- “NO!”

[@danimations1440]

Adam- ‘YESS!’

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

Long live the empire.

[@TheSlavChef]

Why I season my macarons. not my macaroons.

[@jonatanluna1061]

I can hear that "NO!"

[@TheSlavChef]

@@jonatanluna1061 We all can... :D

[@ouchiehampton]

as a kid i remember being promised macaroons, expecting the french kind but receiving the coconut kind. kid me was massively disappointed

[@benferris3415]

I hope a child gets out of their car seat, looks though the rear view mirror and smiles at you before their parents yell at them to put their seat belt back on.

[@Cabesandia]

the coconut ones are better tho

[@Lin-le6zz]

@@Cabesandia 🙅🏻

[@ouchiehampton]

@@Cabesandia i like the french ones better still but ive come to appreciate the coconut ones

[@hikingpete]

Ah, the irony. I've always loved the coconut variety, from well before these french variety took off. Imagine my surprise on being served a desert devoid of coconut. It feels so recent. My only gripe with the french variety is how they have displaced the traditional (american) variety.

[@JoeBruin96]

Imagine getting into a semantics argument with Adam, and a few days later he drops a video on it

[@monikabaumann6050]

The subtitle of this video should be: Making Macaroons in Macon

[@MsHojat]

With Mr. Macron.

[@sk8erin8er]

Making many macarons and macaroons in Macon

[@juliusnepos6013]

@@sk8erin8er with Macron

[@keltonexplains6415]

You see, the extra "o" in macaroon is subtle a hint to the fact that it contains cOconuts while the mac in macaron stands for mac and cheese, the secret ingredient that no chefs ever put in their videos but that I can guarantee makes a difference in the final product.

[@SpecShadow]

delet this before someone see this

[@damilamidoo]

you give me you suck at cooking vibes lol

[@Noremax]

@@SpecShadow too late

[@Faesharlyn]

Is it "Mac And Cheese" or short for Macaroni?

[@starfruitiger]

why the weird hate on this comment it's so fckn funny lmfao what's wrong with them 🤣🤣🤣🤧🤧

[@NovikNikolovic]

Imagine you're a cookie and your ancestor is pasta Diversity is beautiful 😌

[@savioblanc]

Don't have to imagine much. We're humans and our ancestors are some fishy boi that decided to walk on land 😆

[@camjohnlobley]

I can’t express how much joy I get from hearing “Old-Man Ragusea” recommending Samurai Cop to me through the “Japanese Sword” scene.

[@GiuseppePipia]

In Sicilian, and other Southern Italian regions, from the same Latin verb comes "maccu" (mackoo), usually referring to mashed fava beans to the consistency of… you guessed it, a paste! Great interesting video!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I asked someone what the difference was between a macaron and a macaroon. He said "just one letter". It took a second.. but then I said *"O, I get it."*

[@TheSlavChef]

This is better than most dad jokes.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

*Chuckles*

[@Orinslayer]

IM SCREAMING

[@jennyneon]

Not only is he a good cook, *but he's a good teacher as well.*

[@funnyfarm299]

It's almost like he's a professor...

[@connorbrazier3235]

@@funnyfarm299 lmao

[@dastardlyexpressions]

I don't think it's an insult to say Adam's primary skill is teaching not cooking. There's a reason he's a perpetual critic of 3 Michelin star chefs like Gordon Ramsay who are unquestionably better cooks then he is.

[@goldpaulike5304]

@@dastardlyexpressions yeah, well I heard he was a university professor before he started this youtube business

[@jazzmasterash5860]

@@dastardlyexpressions Gordon Ramsay is an abusive shithead. Adam is an actual respectable person.

[@matthaefn]

Hey Adam! I am only 12 years old and I have always had a passion for cooking! I have been binging your videos recently and asked my parents if I could cook a chicken breast for myself. What I did was I used your 1 pan method . I added some fresh rosemary, a little incy bit of garlic, some Italian seasoning, and 2 table spoons of butter. Let all that butter melt stir it around with the seasoning, and add the chicken. I just let it brown the first side of the chicken breast. What I did next is when I had to flip it, I added some olive oil to kind of make it fry in the juice and butter. Later on when it almost finished, I added a pad of butter and some frozen peas. (unthawed straight from the freezer) Also added some salt and pepper. When all of it was done cooking, I finished off the chicken with some salt and pepper on the top and I was done. Just put it all on a plate and it was the best chicken breast I ever had. I really like the one pan method because the peas and everything else in the pan was able to absorb the juice from the chicken and tasted 10x better. I just wanted to tell you how much of an inspiration you have been to me!

[@haebi_]

Y'know you don't have to mention your age right? 💀

[@jinn2722]

Hope you’re still cooking bud! I wish I had that drive when I was 12 :)

[@teresitaperegrina3741]

@Yuki-Kami you know you don’t have to be bitter right? Leave the kid alone 😭 They have more talent and drive than I did at that age and that’s something to be proud about! All I could make at 12 was a cup of noodle 😂

[@haebi_]

@@teresitaperegrina3741 I meant that maybe revealing your age on the internet may not be the best idea But you're kinda right, I was kinda rude

[@milesbrust5591]

The etymology of macaroni being a paste is also the reason why you’ll see that on almost every box of dried pasta in American grocery stores the label “enriched macaroni product.” Pasta is actually just the feminine Italian word for dough, and has the same etymological root as our word “paste.” Just a fun fact I wanted to throw out there since you mentioned the etymology of macaron!

[@DoctorCyan]

:o

[@fussballmitf]

i‘m missing a certain „and noOOOOOOOO!!!“ in this video.

[@Yt1mg]

it's not a classic adam video without a mental breakdown or two

[@indranighoshal5232]

@@Yt1mg agreed

[@WabbitSeeson]

@@Yt1mg agreed

[@adityaseth7406]

He sneaked in a recipe for coconut macaroons. I'm impressed.

[@sunydays3429]

Nah im jk

[@---nobody---]

*snuck

[@megamaser]

@@---nobody--- Snuckederized*

[@---nobody---]

@@megamaser lol

[@thechicken1477]

@@---nobody--- it's both

[@tjzambonischwartz]

This gave me a MEAN craving for coconut macaroons.

[@barrackobamar]

this gave me a mean craving for almond macarons

[@lennies_mindful_life]

I want old school coconut macaroons now too

[@ParshIey]

subtle sponsorship report: 10/10 didn’t see it coming

[@IamJustaSimpleMan]

Interesting to know: in Germany we have a kinda traditional Christmas pastry called Haselnuss Makronen - hazelnut macaro(o)ns in English. Edit: Holy Cow that's the highest Like-Count I've ever had, thanks a lot guys! ❤

[@LSGIEddi]

And we have normal Makronen which are Made with coconut so exactly thus

[@giorgitevdoradze8758]

Yeah "macaron" word use is pretty weird in Europe. In most Slavic and post-Soviet countries people will basically call any type of Italian pasta "macaron". Unlike Italy (and the U.S,), where macaroni specifically refers to the tubed ones.

[@linusyootasteisking]

@@giorgitevdoradze8758 in sweden too. i think it's only the curvy tubes that actually are labeled "makaron" but the screw ones (fussili?), for example, I and many just call skruv-makaron (screw-macaroni)

[@Asphaltmonkey0]

And here in America we have a Rapper named ILoveMakonnen

[@Winnie47f]

that sounds delicious ive gotta try making some

[@zengarang]

After years of correcting folks on the semantic differences between macarons and macaroons, it turns out they're more similar than i had ever thought. Thanks for the history lesson, Adam!

[@colleenbriant7721]

how? how are they at all similar? they're both gluten free? so is jello.

[@LouieLouie505]

@@colleenbriant7721 "...how are they at all similar..." Saying something is similar is indicating it is not identical but has shared qualities. Adam spent 11 minutes showing how they are similar. It's worth watching the video before commenting, right?

[@Robin0Blackett]

In Polish, we got "makaron", which is (of course) pasta. We got it from Italy, as many other culinary things. We also have a word "pasta", but that is translated to English as "paste". Terribly confusing when you are learning English as a little kid.

[@clanpsi]

Technically Katana (刀) just means sword, while Nihon-to (日本刀) means "Japanese sword." Thus, "Japanese katana" actually does make sense to say and isn't redundant, it's just a little strange.

[@chelseet11]

Oh god I can’t wait to watch this. I remember everyone having a fit at your pronunciation in your last video about macarons.

[@bananamaster8618]

For some reason when I was smaller, I thought macaroons and mochi were the same thing

[@scampiii]

Lmao

[@PockASqueeno]

“That’s why people over 15 just call them macaroons.” I’m 32, and I call them “funny looking cookie things.”

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

As an argentinian, they look like "alfajores" so i think im gonna call them like that Especially since "macaron" is the name of a type of pasta here

[@ae31860]

I didn't know of macarons until I was 39... I sure did love macaroons though...

[@PockASqueeno]

@@ae31860 I didn’t until I saw this video!

[@Grace-to6hn]

Lol

[@marypyles3730]

Thank you for clearing this up. As someone over age 15, I was calling everything a macaroon until about 5 years ago when I started feeling very confused about the pronunciation. At some point I just started slurring out something that starts with an "M" and hoping for the best.

[@spamanthabee]

Where foods come from, and how they became what they are today is so fascinating to me. American Southern food being based off African food (video idea!), how different cultures that geographically lie between two different distinct food styles, and merge them (momos from Nepal), and even the words used is SO FASCINATING. Never change, Adam.

[@netchain]

I love that you always refer to the source of the information you provide. These days when every kid with a cheap phone can become a "youtuber", your videos looks like an educational material. And especially I liked that you didn't even tried to pronounce a word from another language and instead invited a native of that language to say it for you. Bravo!

[@lunaliz5378]

Macaroons are actually called "Besitos de Coco" in Puerto Rico. Which would literally transalte into "Coconut Kisses". Up until now I thought they were a traditional dessert that was original to us. Recipes can vary a bit to the one in this video, some have condensed milk other don't.

[@oxoelfoxo]

if no condensed milk, does it still have milk in another form?

[@9500836]

French is my first language. You know these round pin badge? They are called "épinglette" in french, but we also call them "macaron" (don't know if it's only where I come from or globally accepted). So I always thought that they named the dessert "macaron" because they look like these Haha.

[@Ginjitzu]

People: "So is this a history channel, a science channel or a cooking channel?" Me: "Yes."

[@qwertyTRiG]

A linguistics/etymology channel, too.

[@godnotavailable2094]

I can't wait for all the YTPs of Adam singing WAP after him saying "macaroni" in this video.

[@raphaelcyr6883]

he already said macaroni in another video

[@godnotavailable2094]

@@raphaelcyr6883 Yeah I know

[@mrgeorgejetson]

I love these informational videos. Keep it up!

[@dsmeals]

I am in love with your knowledge of the history of the food please keep it up it’s nice to see another part instead of the usual recipes videos

[@benamini5701]

I'm Persian, I believe you mean لوز Lovuez. My old man has a Ph.D in Persian literature he says the word Lovuez لوز and lozenge لوزی (Diamond the shape) are similar because they are from same root. Also they are Arabic words.

[@morristgh]

I don't know about arabic writing but can I see that they are from the same root because they end in the same way? (Or begin I guess because arabic is read from right to left?)

[@khaledal-mulfi1191]

@@morristgh yes Arabic is read from right to left

[@benamini5701]

@@morristgh As this friend said Arabic alphabets are from right to left. So they begin the same way. Persian/Farsi use the same alphabet. Sometimes I forget they're not obvious to other people.

[@hananea7375]

Seeing the word romanized in the Persian pronunciation really puts into perspective how different it is from the Arabic pronunciation despite being written the exact same way. لوز = Looz

[@benamini5701]

@@hananea7375 Don't get it wrong, we just pronounce لوز not like looz but as loz, like road.

[@ConnorJaneu]

Never thought I’d see Samurai Cop in an Adam Ragusea video.

[@tcmr5775]

blessed crossover

[@TheRealNici]

Adam Ragusea on Best of the Worst when?

[@TengkuAmier]

Are you Foodge Fujiama?

[@zccree3019]

What does french macaron means? it means french cookie

[@LavastormSW]

I have ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THIS. Thank you!!

[@danielbuzi7742]

I've wondered about this for SO long. Thanks Adam!

[@chrono0097]

Your "ñoqui" pronunciation is on point my dude!

[@sandrolelashvili4055]

From where I'm from "macaroni" takes the more vague meaning of "pasta". It gets really confusing if you try to explain to people that you're making "Mac n cheese" and not pasta with cheese

[@Ironlantern723]

Even though it recently dawned on me that there is no significant difference between different types of pasta. So flavor wise it makes no real difference, it's just a difference of texture.

[@jaminwaite3867]

Sounds like portuguese

[@CaptSPOV]

Absolutely wonderful video. So informative

[@Julia-ih3nx]

He puts so many effort and thought in his videos😱 it is apreciated!

[@undeuxtrois123]

Yay new vid!! Been binge watching your content as I'm recovering from jaw surgery. The quality of your videos are great, the effort you put in is great and it's good to see you reaping the fruits of your work

[@scampiii]

Hopefully your jaw surgery went well (:

[@undeuxtrois123]

@@scampiii Thanks!

[@trashpandaa4021]

Adam wtf, I was just talking about this on Discord and then you uploaded this

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

KZbin sees all and knows all lol.

[@erics.6275]

Love the history, the recipes... and the enthusiasm, in this channel.

[@burningcayenne7218]

Always excited to see you in my feed. Great video btw, I love when you talk about etymology.

[@alejandroherrera6568]

I will never not be amazed at how smoothly he transitions to an ad lmao

[@DrRiq]

Love it, Ragusea! This reminds me of how the word "cookie" in the UK has been coopted to mean a specifically American kind of chocolate-chip biscuit

[@ashleejones1690]

Eww...of all the types of cookies available, y'all had to go with the basic chocolate chip? **cries in American**

[@DrRiq]

@@ashleejones1690 Yup! And the most famous brand is Maryland Cookies. For the longest time I used to pronounce it as Mary-Land Cookies, until someone corrected me lol

[@lookoutforchris]

Cookie is a Dutch word and comes to the US through the Dutch colonies.

[@Eric_X]

Another great video that nobody asked for but everybody needed! Keep up the great work Adam!

[@coolgirlscook9860]

I am big fan of your Channel. I love your creativity when it comes to food. This has inspired me to create my own recipes.

[@Nordrir]

Great information, I've been wondering about that - and also explains the connection to another type of almond cookie that we call "makron" in Denmark (the coconut version we literally just call kokosmakron, with "kokos" referring to coconut). It's a somewhat sticky but excessively crunchy cookie that we use in a variety of things, but is obviously not originating here at all.

[@KyberJar]

"Keep in mind, 'macaron' is almost identical to MACARONI." -Master Miller (MGS: Peace Walker)

[@PrinceCloudy.]

Lol i was just thinking about that.

[@keefesands1997]

These sort of food documentaries are my favorite videos of yours Adam, keep up the good work.

[@ranchodiablaacres3967]

I watch you now with the same curiosity and enthusiasm as I did watch Mr. Wizard when I was a child. Great work on this video, Adam.

[@defnotisaiah3210]

everyone’s getting flashbacks rn hide the kids

[@catylynch7909]

This reminds me of your "NO!," video, about Macarons! I loved it.

[@victorchiew7552]

love the informative and historical vid!

[@piyushmaheshwari4445]

Hands down this is the best infotainment channel I ever came across on KZbin!

[@PacesIII]

Macaroni was also a term like we say, "cool" today. Yankee Doodle put a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.

[@diocanaja]

fun fact: the word "maccheroni" in Italian can refer to multiple things: tube shaped pasta (not the American macaroni, those are called tubetti) which is sort of a longer, thinner, slightly curved smooth version of rigatoni. We don't actually eat them that often, it's more of a regional thing from parts of central Italy. I'm from Lombardy and I don't think I've ever had them. A more common modern usage of the word "maccheroni" in some regional varieties of Italian is as an alternative word for spaghetti. There's even "maccheroni/spaghetti alla chitarra" from Abruzzo, which is handmade spaghetti, made either with egg or semolina dough, which is spaghetti that are cut from a piece of dough by using a tool made with old guitar strings. There's even "maccheroni dolci" from Umbria which is a "sweet pasta" dish made with various types of long pasta covered in breadcrumbs, cocoa powder, sugar, alchermes liquor and lemon zest, chilled up in a tray and cut up like a cake So yeah, I don't know exactly why macaroni means what it means in English, but people in Italy are always confused when they learn about that

[@BrainTako]

Awesome vid as always, and extra points for the Samurai Cop reference.. :)

[@liliumjade]

I have wondered about this couple times actually lol and now I know. Thanks as always Adam!

[@diarya5573]

That sponsorship was smooth as a freshly shaved cheek

[@caraxkins]

in truly american fashion, i’d call the coconut cookies “haystacks”

[@playgroundchooser]

For me growing up, a Haystack involved peanut butter, marshmallow, and pretzel sticks. Regional things are wild!

[@ashleejones1690]

@@playgroundchooser Same, except for the marshmallow (bleagh)! I was raised in Georgia, and we have them every Christmas and Valentines😋

[@GR8APE69]

This is my favorite kind of content from your channel. It's so fascinating and I feel you take a very realist approach to food history, food science, and recipes with no partiality to traditional or adapted recipes outside of how they might apply to a true home cook instead of Marco Pierre White et al.

[@barrilha]

Man I just love your smooth segways to the sponsor. Kudos!

[@michaelluder4670]

What's this? More top-end, high quality viewing for my edification. Monsieur Ragusea, you are spoiling us! Ps. Did you see the 'Adam Ragusea can't cook" montage. Delightful. You'll love it!

[@ProGamer-qq3nl]

White Wine Report: There Was No White Wine In This Episode

[@diarya5573]

You provide a great service to these comments

[@TheSlavChef]

Tragic.

[@_-.G.-_]

There is breathing however

[@laq5796]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

[@TheSlavChef]

@@_-.G.-_ Thank godness.

[@douglasclark8648]

Subscribed because you care about primary sources. Respect.

[@ThatOneGuy-jp5nq]

Great content like always

[@pantopia3518]

Last time I was this early people said macaroons instead of macarons

[@pietervanerven7368]

In my home toungue the two are named remarkably differently, and so I never even thought about them possibly being the same thing. The macaron is simply a macaron (not to be confused with the French president Macron) and the coconut one is a "kokosmakroon", with "kokos" being our translation of coconut when used in conjunction with another part of a word. Thank you for this educational and entertaining video.

[@Michael-oz8kk]

I would love to see more videos like this! Reminds me a bit of Good Eats' culinary anthropology segments.

[@jamesfleming1155]

Dammit Adam I love this channel so much.

[@RoxaIf]

"Keep in mind, macaron is almost identical to macaroni" - kazuhira Miller

[@danielmoura9421]

In Brazilian Portuguese, we call pasta 🍝 “macarrão”. In fact, every single time I’ve said macaron to an older person they mistook it for macarrão (the ão is nasal, more similar “ung-oong”, and the double R sounds more like an H, kind of like the French pronunciation, so it sounds very very close).

[@MrGalpino]

I love that you made this video ❤️

[@Partimehero36]

I can't really express how these videos make me feel. Is it better about myself? Is that a feeling? Is it just happiness? Thanks, Adam. Loved this one.

[@jacobsed8432]

When you said 2005 was fifteen years ago, that messed me up a bit. I swear 2005 was like 8 years ago?

[@avx10tech53]

Jeez you must not like math lmao.

[@adsoyad2607]

Fun side note: The Turkish word for pasta, "makarna", also comes from the Italian word 'maccheroni' and we also call macarons "makaron". They're eventually like the words 'castle' and 'chateau' in English --they originally come from the same word; they just entered the language in different times and mean slightly different things

[@heliosho]

in german we use schloss & burg, but they also were synomyns some time in the past. schloss is usually a chateau, palace (or castle) while burg is usually a castle, ein chateau is a chateau and ein palast is a palace, ein Herrenhaus is a mansion or maybe a chateau or a castle :D

[@LilaREmber]

With your philosophy about cooking, your taste in music & the fact that you just referenced samurai cop makes me think we would get along great

[@johnmaher7078]

Love the research put into this. Thanks Adam 🤓

[@calebbabcock5687]

Read my mind, Adam.

[@omnithis9214]

I'm trying to think of something smart to say because I'm early, but I don't have anything. So... you're a great cook Adam

[@nathanhoang6365]

I’d take a comment like this over a shitty joke

[@RealWolfmanDan]

No matter how off my beaten path your videos seem on first glance, I am never disappointed.

[@nerdynadine5892]

thank you for answering this question ☺️

[@oliversoto7046]

I was today years old when I found out American macaroons were a thing. Now I crave them.

[@JohnWVarner]

They're excellent. People on this thread are arguing about which is better, I love them both.

[@sie4431]

0:48 Thought we were going to hear more about these. I used to get the large almond macaroons from the supermarket near me until a few years ago when they stopped being sold, now I can only get coconut ones The Lee's Macaroon bar don't seem to have anything to do with macaroons, they're just chocolate and coconut covered fondant

[@eskarinakatz7723]

It’s a candy bar based off of the coconut macaroons, thus macaroon bar.

[@mann-nova9392]

Always love these, they're so interesting to watch, and very professional too.

[@HereIsMySpout]

Content like this is a dream come true for me