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2013-01-01
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Happy New Year everyone! Kicking off the first day of 2013 with a Ladurée review seems to be a pretty nice idea. It was only around two months ago when I saw my Facebook newsfeed flooded with posts related to the grand opening of Ladurée at Tsim Sha Tsui's Harbour City. I'm not a big fan of macaroon, nor do I know much about it. But knowing that Ladurée was originated from Paris, and that its branch in Hong Kong attracted tonnes of ladies willing to queue up for it - I was curious. Besides, it o
It was only around two months ago when I saw my Facebook newsfeed flooded with posts related to the grand opening of Ladurée at Tsim Sha Tsui's Harbour City. I'm not a big fan of macaroon, nor do I know much about it. But knowing that Ladurée was originated from Paris, and that its branch in Hong Kong attracted tonnes of ladies willing to queue up for it - I was curious. Besides, it opened near to the Christmas time, more of the reason for me to go and have a look what was that about.
Thankfully it was still early when my friend and I arrived. We queued for around 20 minutes. In my opinion, the shop was a bit too fancy and over the top, the interior design of Ladurée seemed all too superficial. It might be more suitable in a Paris context, but certainly not here at Harbour City, at least that's what I think.
The macaroons were set at a price of HKD23 per one. Frankly, the price was alright as I would have expected a similar price from elsewhere. However, what shocked me was the price of the box set. I bought the 6 macaroons box set at a price of HKD190. Rather than paying for the macaroons, I felt like I was paying for the packaging instead, since the price jumped double between the sizes of the box, and the quality too. Paying for the design wasn't something I expected.
As for the macaroons themselves, in prior to the visit to Ladurée, I heard from my friends that the Salted Caramel was the best. I didn't try the rest but only the Salted Caramel. It was very soft and delicate. I would have expected it to be slightly crispy like the ones you get from Paul Lafeyet. Surprisngly, Ladurée's macaroons embraced my sensations in the context of chewiness, and further magnified it with extreme sweetness. It was at that moment that I wanted a cup of hot tea, preferrably green tea or earl grey, to be my accompany. There's a reason why Ladurée stood out from the rest of the shops. Not only because of its "Oh, it's from Paris!" branding, but that the making of their macaroons were different from the others. So chewy and delicate that could grab the hearts of many. Yet, excuse me that I'm not a fan of macaroons, I wouldn't quite like to return in the near future for some more queuings, or my money spending on the extravagant consumption.
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