Makaron & Emrick
Makaron Makaron
Emrick Emrick
Makaron Makaron
Hey Emrick, I’ve been thinking about a little app that lets you create and taste virtual pastries—like a “make-your-own‑macaron” game. Would you fancy helping me turn a recipe into code?
Emrick Emrick
Sounds cool, let’s start by breaking the recipe into data: ingredients, ratios, baking steps. Then we can map that to a JSON schema and feed it into a simple rendering loop—maybe WebGL or Unity if you want 3D. For the “taste” part, a sound effect and a satisfaction meter will do. We can prototype the UI in React or a quick canvas sketch and iterate from there. What’s the first recipe you want to bring to life?
Makaron Makaron
Oh là là, how about the classic French macaron? The ingredients are almond flour, powdered sugar, egg whites, a splash of lemon zest, a touch of rose water, and of course sugar for the shell. The ratios? One part almond flour, one part powdered sugar, about 1/3 the volume of powdered sugar in egg whites, and a light sprinkle of the zest. Baking steps are simple: sift the dry mix, beat the whites until glossy, fold in the dry mix gently, pipe the batter, let them rest, bake at 150°C for 12‑15 minutes. The sound of that gentle “crack” when you bite into a fresh macaron is music to my ears. Let’s map that to JSON and give it a little glow in the app!