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2012-01-30
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Hi all!Alright. I'm a French person living in HK, and I have to admit: I really miss the French pastries I used to have in France. Really, this is something I can very rarely find here in HK. Many shops sell similar things that do look good, but they are either not sweet enough or not made the right way.On saturday night, I literally dreamt that I was at a French bakery with my friends on saturday night, eating my delicious favorite pastries and drinking awesome coffee. So, what did I do on Sund
Alright. I'm a French person living in HK, and I have to admit: I really miss the French pastries I used to have in France. Really, this is something I can very rarely find here in HK. Many shops sell similar things that do look good, but they are either not sweet enough or not made the right way.
On saturday night, I literally dreamt that I was at a French bakery with my friends on saturday night, eating my delicious favorite pastries and drinking awesome coffee. So, what did I do on Sunday afternoon
My dear boyfriend and I went to Le Gouter Bernardaud, that I found on google (top 5 French patisseries in HK, by the AsiaTatler magazine, not too bad ).
When you arrive, the little "Salon" style bakery looks very nice and all the desserts look really attractive and tasty. Line up is not too long, and everyone is having this big tea set (too big for too people but nice).
I just tried the pastries of course!
So, I chose my favourite French desserts: Strawberry tart, lemon tart and Chocolate tart (3 classic desserts).
- The best one was the lemon tart, really delicious and tasty: Sweetness was perfect, tart was crunchy the way it should be (many so called "French bakeries" here do not get this right), and it was quite light. Really nice, like a gourmet tart in France so I strongly recommend this one.
- The chocolate tart would be ranked second in my little selection: The crunchiness was very good, taste was nice and you could feel the strong chocolate taste.
- The strawberry tart is third in my opinion: The tart was still crunchy and tasty, strawberries were nice, the "jelly" on the strawberries was good as well (there is always a little jelly on the strawberries to add some sweet flavouring), but the cream under the fruits was not made the right way. I guess I sound picky, because the overall tasted really nice and was good. The cream was strawberry flavoured. Normally it should be plain cream with vanilla flavour only, which adds a different taste.
But, once again: the overall taste was really good.
I didn't try the macarons, so I cannot comment about that.
But if you guys are looking for good French pastries, this is the place to try
Oh, I almost forgot: The have great espresso (don't worry, it's always small) and very good hot chocolate with real strong chocolate (Valhona, or Italian good chocolate).
Enjoy a taste of France!
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