Macarons d'Amiens
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Macarons d'Amiens are small round-shaped baked biscuit
Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....

s of baked almond paste
Almond paste
Almond paste is made from ground almonds or almond meal and sugar, typically 50-55%, with a small amount of cooking oil, beaten eggs, heavy cream or corn syrup added to bind the two ingredients...

. This macaron consists of almond, fruit and honey, and dates back to 16th century (it was introduiced by Catherine de Médicis. They are chewier and not as sweet as the Paris macaron

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  • French wikibooks Livre de cuisine
  • Acıbadem kurabiyesi
    Acibadem kurabiyesi
    Acıbadem kurabiyesi is a traditional Turkish biscuit made of almonds, sugar and egg whites. The traditional recipes include a small amount of bitter almonds, which gives this cookie its name. Because bitter almonds are not readily available, almond extract is typically used as a substitute...

  • Macaron
    Macaron
    A macaron is a sweet confectionery made with egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food coloring. The macaron is commonly filled with buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies. Its name is derived from an Italian word "maccarone" or...

  • Macaroon
    Macaroon
    A macaroon is a type of light, baked confection, described as either small cakes or meringue-like cookies depending on their consistency. The original macaroon was a "small sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds" similar to Italian or Moroccan amaretti.The English word macaroon and French...


Further reading

Other spécialités picardes :
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  • boulette d'Avesnes
  • ficelle picarde
  • flamiche
    Flamiche
    Flamiche is a specialty of Picardy in the north of France. It is a sort of pie stuffed with cooked leek. The pastry is made of a brioche type dough.It resembles a quiche. It is also a speciality of Dinant and of Walloon cuisine, a tart made from a base of low-fat cheese butter and eggs, is eaten...

  • pâté de canard d'Amiens
  • Maroilles (cheese)
  • Rollot (cheese)
  • gâteau battu
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