Macarons had a strange nickname: a maiden's... Well, for certain reasons, Heath couldn't really say it aloud. At first, he hadn't quite understood why macarons had such a peculiar name, but after making a batch himself, he understood a little better, because eating macarons really did feel rather unique.
Of course, the main reason was that, during baking, the cream spread on macarons gave them a sort of lace-like edge. This led some people to see them as a maiden's... and so they acquired that strange nickname.
Still, macarons had received mixed reviews ever since their creation. Those who liked them thought they tasted sweet and lovely, and that eating them was very elegant, with an aristocratic air. Those who disliked them said they were cloyingly sweet, contained too much sugar to be healthy, and were generally rather expensive, all of which made macarons less popular.
And macarons hadn't actually originated in France; the French had only popularized them later. In this world, however, macarons were a very common dessert, generally believed to have originated in the Hoenn Region.
Heath didn't particularly mind. He didn't judge desserts as good or bad, because he now knew very well that every customer preferred different flavors when eating, and even had different expectations of good food. That led to all sorts of dining requirements. Some customers liked bitter foods, while others couldn't enjoy a meal without spice. It was hard to define everyone's preferred flavors by a single standard, so while some people might find macarons too sickly sweet, other customers thought their sweetness was just right.
The girl who had just ordered macarons liked a sweet taste, so Heath prepared some fairly sweet macarons for her, which should meet her requirements.
Making macarons wasn't particularly complicated. When first learning, one might feel