Macaron: All about it!马卡龙——不得不说的故事

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五彩缤纷的马卡龙因其小巧可爱的外形和清新细腻的口感，一直备受青睐。

Macaron is one of the most amazing pastries， with hundreds of flavors and fillings. It is a specialty in several cities and regions of France. The recipe and presentation can change from one place to another. Macaron is undoubtedly a food heritage.

The name macaron would be of Arab origin. The earliest known recipe can date back to the Renaissance （文艺复兴）. Initially， a simple and popular biscuit appeared among the Italian nobles in 1500. It is believed that macaron crossed the French border in 1533 thanks to Catherine de Medici， who became queen of France. From then macaron soon was popular among the other regions of France.

There were records that macaron appeared in 1581 at the marriage of Duke of Joyeuse in Ardèche. At Saint?Jean?de?Luz， it was known that it was offered to King Louis ⅩⅣ on the occasion of his marriage to Maria Theresa.

When King Louis ⅩⅣ decided to live at Versailles in 1682， his chefs served macaron to the guests. Then macaron was forbidden to be sold and only served to royalty. This tradition continued during the following centuries until the fall of the empire in 1789.

In 1792， in Nancy， macaron was prepared by religious communities. And they began to commercialize macaron. Until then， macaron was a simple biscuit， crunchy （松脆的） on the outside and soft inside. It was in the 1830s that they had the idea of putting two macaron biscuits together and filling them with jellies or wine， and then with different flavors of cream. In the early 20th century， Ladurée of Paris created the colorful macaron in its present form with a wide variety of colors and flavors. From that moment the pastry knows a new wave of success in the capital.

In 1993， pastry chef Fran?ois Payard offered this small biscuit to customers at the Daniel restaurant in New York. And of course， its a success！ So， macaron， considered one of the symbols of French sweets， gains an international fame.

1. Which country did macaron come from in the earliest time？

A. Italy. B. France.

C. America. D. Saudi Arabia.

2. Who brought macron to France？

A. King Louis ⅩⅣ. B. Fran?ois Payard.

C. Ladurée. D. Catherine de Medici.

3. When could macaron only be served to the royal family？

A. From 1500 to 1533. B. From 1533 to 1581.

C. From 1682 to 1789. D. From 1792 to 1830.

4. What makes macaron become international finally？

A. Its access to customers in a restaurant.

B. Its changes made by Ladurée of Paris.

C. Its various fillings with jellies， cream or wine.

D. Its appearance at the marriage of Duke of Joyeuse.

Difficult sentence

It was in the 1830s that they had the idea of putting two macaron biscuits together and filling them with jellies or wine， and then with different flavors of cream. 在19世紀30年代，他们想到了把两块马卡龙饼干夹在一起，然后加上果酱或葡萄酒，再加入不同口味的奶油。

【点石成金】该句为强调句，对时间状语in the 1830s进行了强调。