Originally Posted by
tropit
I'm not sure how to respond to that one...I'll be positive and take that as a compliment.
The Food Network explanation is correct, but they have recipes on their site that have switched "macarons" for "macaroons." It happens on other sites too for all kinds of various recipes.
Tropit ... sorry about the misunderstanding. The way I read your post, I took it that you were saying the descriptions were wrong for macarons and macaroons.
"Real" macaroons I love, but the faux ones that were made with condensed milk, then baked were always just way too sweet and icky for me. Macarons, I have never had. Not sure I would like them, because of the crusty-ness and sweetness from the meringue base.
As for the wrong definitions ... sometimes the differences in our food names/descriptions are because of the regional differences that foods take on. Of course, I can't think of examples.
I guess a seasonal one, right now, might be stuffing and dressing. To me they are one and the same, but I know for some, they mean different things.