The reason I went to Paris.
Yes, that is correct. Forget the Eiffel Tower, forget Champs Elysees, and forget Notre Dame. I came to Paris for the heavenly ganache and cream filled almond meringue cookies the French call macarons. For weeks, I was obsessed with all things macaron. I made many attemps at making my own. The best were the chocolate and hazelnut macaron and my white chocolate and rose scented macarons. I dreamed of biting into one from Pierre Herme and Laduree. My dreams were about to come true.
It took 2 tries before we finally located Pierre Herme on 72 Rue Bonaparte, a convenient 0.7km away from our hotel in Paris. When we finally found it, I was like a kid in a candy shop. I wish I had photos of all the amazing desserts and treats, but unfortunately, no photos allowed in the store.
Because I just couldn't help it, we bought a box from both Pierre Herme and Laduree.
From Pierre Herme: Chocolate, Passionfruit, Peace/apricot/safron, Pistachio cherry, Jasmine and Olive oil/vanilla
From Laduree: Green apple, Cafe, (oops, can't remember), Pistachio, Rose, Chocolate, Lily of the Valley and Caramel
It was very difficult to choose our favorites, but we have a few:
- Green Apple from Laduree: "wow, wow, ohh, wow", distinct apple flavor, followed by a tartness and then a beautiful green apple finish. Fresh, spring.
- Lily of the Valley from Laduree: top pick. Filling is a light cream with just a hint of lily. So light you want to keep eating it.
- Olive oil and vanilla from Pierre Herme: tied for top pick. Lovely scent, very light filling. The thin shell still had a nice crunch to it before giving way to the softness. Almost went back to get another one.
Pistachio cherry from Pierre Herme. Don't you just love the color combination?
Monday, June 14, 2010
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