Oh that small, round, colorful and...quite expensive bite of HEAVEN...! France is famous for its "macarons" (or macaroons in English) and they have become a rave all around the world... My personal favorite are the fruit-tasting ones -and not the chocolate-caramel type- which I happen to believe are the most authentic macarons (especially the essentially French fruit, like framboise or cassis). Next time you're in Paris*, try the ones at La Durée (preferably at the Saint Germain boutique) or Fauchon or Pierre Hermé...
Some of my personal favorites: pistache, citron, cassis, framboise, fleur d'oranger
*most of the big macaron-makers have opened stores in other parts of the world too (in major cities like Hong-Kong, New York, etc.)...but some things just aren't the same when you taste them outside their country of origin...!
*most of the big macaron-makers have opened stores in other parts of the world too (in major cities like Hong-Kong, New York, etc.)...but some things just aren't the same when you taste them outside their country of origin...!
Mmm... Still remember when I first stayed w/u in
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