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II The Macaron cookie was born in Italy,
introduced by the chef of Catherine de Medicis in 1533 at the time of her marriage to the Duc d'Orleans who became king of France in 1547 as Henry II. The term "macaron" has the same origin as that the word "macaroni" -both mean "fine dough".
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Since then, French Macaron cookies have been nationally acclaimed in France and remain the best-selling cookie in pastry retail stores.
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10 In 1535 the ch창teau was seized from Bohier's son by King Francis I of France for unpaid debts to the Crown; after Francis' death in 1547, Henry II offered the ch창teau as a gift to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who became fervently attached to the ch창teau along the river.[8] In 1555 she commissioned Philibert de l'Orme to build the arched bridge joining the ch창teau to its opposite bank
The estate of Chenonc eau is first century. Th mentioned e current c in writing in h â te au was bu mill and wa the 11th ilt in 1514–1 s later exte 5 22 on the nded to sp (1556-1559 foundation an the rive ) to design s of an old r. The brid s by the F ge over th rench Ren and the ga e ri v e r aissance a was built llery on the rchitect Ph bridge (157 ilibert de l'O 0–1576) to rme, designs by Jean Bullan t.
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13 Catherine considered an even greater expansion of the ch창teau, shown in an engraving publishe d by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau in the second (1579) volume of his book Les plus excelle nts bastiments de France. If this project ha d been executed, the cu rrent ch창teau would have been only a small portion of an enormous manor laid out "like pincers around the existin g buildings
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From classic flavors to playful mashups, these shops touting decadent French macarons are the best in the business.
French luxury bakery and sweets maker house created in 1862. It is one of the top premier sellers of the double-decker macaron, fifteen thousand of which are sold every day. They are still one of the best known makers of macarons in the world.
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Combien ça coûte?
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c'est cher It’s expensive.
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