I am still in delirium. Had the most delightful macarons ever in my life and now can die without regrets. I have not felt such euphoria in a very long time so highly suspect that the macarons must be spiked with drugs. How else can you explain the feeling of euphoria after biting into the delectable macarons from Pierre Herme. If this is what heaven feels like, can the Lord just take me now? My only quibble with the famed Pattiserie is that they neglected to include a description of the flavours in the box so I can only hazzard a guess. I reckon I had the pistache, chocolate and lemon.
Okay, now I am officially a macaron snob and will not eat anything other than Pierre Herme. For those non-macaron fans out there, you must be wondering what the fuss is all about. Prior to this epiphany, I wasn't a fan as well. Macarons are sickening sweet and I prefer a cake anytime. That is because we are surrounded by mediocre macarons, so I don't blame people.
What makes a macaron from Pierre Herme different? For starters, it's not one dimensional. I have read about how everyone goes gaga over macarons so I decided to try it for myself to see what's it all about. The first one I have eaten was from Choupinette. First reaction was 'interesting' and super sweet but ultimately nothing special. It's just super sweet. After that first experience, I also tried Bakerzin's and Canele's and they suffered the same fate as Choupinette's. So for a while, I was just clueless about the allure of the almightly macaron. Canele is trying to be different and recently came up with a limited edition version. I tried the one with truffles and it was interesting. Kudos to Canele for trying to come up with non conventional flavours.
Pierre Herme's macarons are sublime and has complex flavours. The first taste will be sweet and it doesn't stop there. After that initial burst of sweetness, the flavours explode in the mouth with a myriad of flavours. It's not one dimensional and doesn't stop at being sweet. One of my best pals Jenevieve brought back some from Tokyo for me. She is the ultimate friend. I have tried in vain to procure some from Japan but have been unsuccessful.
I couldn't resist trying the famed macarons after collecting it late Sunday night. It was to be my dessert since I didn't manage to eat dessert course at the wedding I attended earlier. Like all weddings, it started late so we decided to leave the wedding at 11pm.Wedding was held at the new amara at Sentosa. Beautiful place. Back to the macaron experience. . Gosh, the complex flavours just exploded in my mouth and I was sooo happy! It put me in a really good mood that night and I feel asleep with a big smile on my face. A sweet ending to the night, indeed!
I tried the chocolate macaron yesterday after dinner. It was like eating an exquisite chocolate truffle cake encased in a macaron. Amazing! I also like the fact that the macarons are pretty big so I get to savour more of it:P
It was around 11 pm when I decided to surf for blogs about macarons and reading about other folks experiences only made me yearn for more. Man, I had serious food lust and needed to satisfy it Pronto. So I nipped downstairs to collect my last macaron and savoured it. It was a nice canary yellow and the first bite made me think of a citron tart. The lemony-ness of it, just like lemon curd, lemon meringue etc.. .it left an aftertaste of passionfruit, so I'm curious to know the flavour I tried.
I couldn't stop grinning like a stupid idiot and thought how perfect life is. Needless to say, I fell asleep with a smile on my face, again! Thank god for the experience. God is good! Like I said before, I can now die without regrets. You must be thinking that I am so easily satisfied. Hahaha. . .I would probably say 'Yes', to a proposal in a heartbeat if anyone presented me with a box of Pierre Herme's macarons :P
Who needs crack when one has macarons? Not just any macarons though.
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