Les Macarons
These colourful little cake-like sandwiches are found in every patisserie in Paris. The ones I tried today were raspberry, pistachio and chocolate (mais oui!) but there are plenty of other flavours too. Apparently, these little fellows have quite the history in France. At the Versaille Court in Paris, members of the Dalloyau family served macarons to royalty in the then ruling House of Bourbon.
These macarons are from Le Maison Kayser, a boulangerie who is notorious for yummy treats. Although, I’ve heard that LaDurée on le Champs Elysées is the best place to get them. They have a rose petal flavoured macaron that I’m dying to try!
The shell of the macarons is similar to hardened meringue. It’s very light and crumbly. And in the middle is almost like very moist cake batter…I just looked it up. It’s actually ganache or sometimes cream in the centre.
They are delighful little things but I’d say more visually appealing than delicious.
