Les Macarons

Stack 'Em Up

It was one of those days when i decided to venture around Raffles City basement and what do i find ... Canele. It's a patisserie and they had a beautiful collection of macarons. I have been macaron crazy for the past week, trying to make them and reading about their history and dreaming about going to Laduree.. or Pierre Herme in France sigh.. so when i saw those colorful discs sitting in their glass thrones i just had to get them. I got one of everything they had, they must have had more in the morning but by the end of the day i think there were about seven or eight flavours left.

Quickly headed home carefully carrying my treasure and casting annoying glances at ignorant commuters that keep bumping my bag. Back home i put everything aside, took a large swig of water to prepare my mouth for the ecstasy that was beckoning.

Here are the flavours, i think...starting from the front moving into the background... Milk Chocolate, Violet, Rose, Coffee, Chocolate, Lemon, Salty Caramel ( MY FAVOURITE !!! )

Now put them in a row

The milk chocolate was good, it was delicious and it had ganache instead of the usual buttercream. Their macarons were not achingly sweet like mine, i really need to find an appropriate recipe. Anyhoo, i couldn't make out what the violet was .. it didn't taste much of lavender and i am pretty sure it is not yam .. probably came up with that because of the violet coloured yam ice cream sandwiched between wafers that we Singaporeans would have eaten during our youth.

The rose was nice with its raspberry jam filling. The coffee didn't really tickle my tongue because i don't drink coffee ... yes yes i am one of those proud wierdos' that don't drink coffee ... the chocolate .. well tasted like chocolate.. the lemon had lemon curd in it that my father did not enjoy.. or yes i shared the macarons with my family... then the beauty of them all.. the Salty Caramel... or my god it was SO SO SO GOOD ... i had never tasted them before and when i had them.. for some odd reason it brought back childhood memories.. i think food has never affected me like that before.. for those that watched the animated movie Ratatouille.. i felt exactly like the critique who was reminded of his childhood.. It was heaven... what a delight !