Mademoiselle Macaron hosts Macaron vs macaroon at Lickety Splits And it seems the popular French sweet treat is making its mark in Edinburgh. One woman on a mission to bring the authentic taste to Edinburgh is Mademoiselle Macaron, otherwise known as Rachel Hanretty. Rachel said: "Madmoiselle Macaron is my alter ego, I'm a Scottish lassie who went to Paris and discovered the macaron. I graduated last year with a degree in English and French which is why Ilived in Paris for a year and learnt about macarons. I realised there weren't enough macarons available in Edinburgh, or even Scotland so thought I'd bring the idea here. But how does the delicate French treat compare to the mighty Scottish macaroon bar? Would you prefer something with a thick fondant centre dipped in chocolate and coated in roasted coconut or a small almond flavoured light treat? Traditionally, the macaron was created in France and takes on a meringue style texture using egg whites, sugar and with a slight hint of almond usually filled with jam or buttercream. Did you know? The Macaroon however had a very different start. Traditionally, the bars were made from leftovers of mashed potato and sugar . So which of the two do Edinburgh residents prefer? Mademoiselle Macaron is keen to find out hosting the sugar war at Lickety Splits for today only. Rachel added: "It's a one-off event and we thought it would be funny to have a showdown mixing the old traditional product macaroon with our foreign friend the macaron. It's quite a new concept but I hope the macaron will win. From 11am to 5pm, you can visit the shop and pick up either treat counting as your vote towards the macaron v macaroon battle. Which will sell out first? Only time will tell.... Would you prefer a macaron or a traditional macaroon bar?