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2012-11-03
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As a macaron lover,I am always excited to try out new macarons. Personally, I like macarons from Paul Lafayet the most. They offer many favours that other shops don't have. e.g. Sesame, Jasmine, Rose etc. They even have a giant macaron and macaron birthday cake. ( I've tried both, both are very very nice and delicious~ ) Besides Paul Lafayet, I also like the one from Jean Paul Hevin which offers a really strong chocolate taste, not matter what the favour is. Today I went to B2/F Jason of Hysan
Today I went to B2/F Jason of Hysan Place aiming to buy sushi for my lunch. But was immediately attracted by the maracons in refrigrator next to Urban Living Bakery. $188 a box / 8 pieces. That's not cheap for macarons that stored in refrigerator. (Personally, I always think that those freeze macarons are undoubtly inferior to those that sold at shops.) I definitly won't prefer to buy those freezed one with similar price. unless it is quite cheap or I am so craving for macarons at that moment)
Besides macarons, you can find a variety of products inside the Fauchon session such as tea leafs, (gift boxes too), jam, chocolate bar, chocolates etc. None of them are of low prices. I think the most cheapest can be found in counter. The cheapest: one piece of macarons ($22) and the 2nd cheapest a mini bar of chocolate (smaller than an iPhone) ($58).
When I walked pass by the urban bakery living, I was so excited to see a Fauchon counter serving fresh macaron. Oh my god. I must give it a try. I bought 2 macarons:
(1) Pistachio: my all time favourite ingredients for all desserts. Taste doesn't impress me a lot. Only a light taste of pistachio.
(2) Hazalnut with nuts: all I can taste is the hazalnut filling at the centre of the maracon. Nuts are on the surface of the macaron??? Doesn't impress me a lot too. But it tastes not bad anyway, as I think Hazalnut just simply can't taste too bad...
Overall comment: The crust of the macaron is super crispy. (Like biscuit ) I am a macaron lover, but not a macaron expert. I don't know what a good macaron supposed to be. But what I can say is personally, I don't like a macaron with a crispy biscuit-like crust. I prefer those maracon crust with some moist, while a bit crispy. Kind of stick to your mouth when you eat it rather than those that are so crispy that will break up instantly after you bite it. Taste doesn't impress me a lot either.
Will try other macaron favours next time and give her a second chance. Besides, I was also attracted by her rose jam. ($98 a small bottle), I hope it is a cheaper version of Mandarin Oriental's one. (save my pocket & also more convenient for me to buy! )
Other Info. :
For most macarons I bought before, they usually use a small transparent plastic bag to pack them. I think this is the only time that a paper bag is used. In fact, it's not a problem at all. But I just think it's not so usual when i was holding a paper bag with macarons inside....(Haha! just my own feeling...) And the paper bag is not good looking too. hahahah!! (Sorry that I am a kind of person that eats (buy) the package)
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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