Macaroon Treat

Some people are just scared of macaroons because such French desserts are extremely sweet. Yes, they are sweet because then they can be a perfect match with the bitter dark coffee, which is a popular tea set for the French.

Macaroons are common in many cake shops, but the best in the town only happens to be in here, link ]">Le Salon De Thé de Joël Robuchon. Some time ago I already introduced you their excellent croissants, and I realize they also have the best macaroons in Hong Kong!

Interestingly, the mouthwatering macaroons are not the creation from a French chef but a young Japanese dessert chef Tadashi Nakamura 中村忠史. He was one of the great masters from the famous Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki and once stayed in the Robuchon restaurant in Roppongi. Here in Hong Kong, he is also the person-in-charge for all the excellent cakes and pastery. He explained that making macaroons wasn't easy because the blending of ingredients and the baking both required skillful controls, or else the macaroons would either explode or collapse. From the edge of a macaroon, you can see how good a macaroon is.

I bought sixteen macaroons, two for each flavour. There are mint, strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, toffee and lemon. They are smaller than what I usually see from other places, and each of them costs only HK$8.

I must say these are pure awesomeness. The macaroons was so soft inside and crispy on the outside. Since I can take very sweet food, I don't find them overly sweet. I especially like the vanilla one, which has some cream inside called ganache, making it taste just like ice-cream! Oh yes, I put them into the fridge before placing them onto the plate as instructed by the staff from the dessert shop, and the macaroons certainly taste even better in that way! I never know such a trick!

This little black-and-red dessert heaven is definitely a must-go place. Later I will come again and try their dessert tea menu!