Paul Lafayet Macarons

 PAUL LAFAYET MACARONS

It had a nice consistency- no air bubbles, soft on the inside, yep

 GINGER

By looking at it, I assumed it was sesame.. and I was wrong heh. It was ginger and it tasted pretty good!

 BANANA BALSAMIC

My sister liked this but I didn't :( I didn't taste the banana in it. Is there something wrong with my tastebuds? :( hahaha

 EARL GREY (?)

I'm not so sure if this was earl grey though... Couldn't find this on the internet D:

 CAPPUCINO

 MACCHA

Green Tea

 CHOCOLATE

It was sad that this chocolate looked so flat (as if it had no ganache) but it did taste pretty good! This was my favorite in this batch of macarons :)

 And my cousin sent me another box after a day (which I didn't bother to take solo pictures of anymore)

 

 (SESAME, RASPBERRY, BAILEY'S, PISTACHIO, CHOCOLATE, MACCHA)

I had to search what the red one was. My first guess was red velvet, but apparently it was raspberry. Nope, it didn't taste like raspberry at all to me..

Chocolate please!! :)

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KATHLEEN'S MACARON CRITERIA:

Shell 9/10

It should be smooth and delicate, slightly crispy but not crunchy- fragile like eggshells, it should also be somehow flat and not dome-shaped with no air bubbles nor air pockets. Technically, excessive coloring is a no-no. (And smooth it was.)

Filling & Flavor 8/10

F&F should be smooth, light and distinctly flavorful. It shouldn't be too sweet or sour as well. Melt in the mouth texture is also a plus!

Aesthetics 7/10 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio (filling ratio for the chocolate in both boxes and earl grey please!)

Value 8/10

We all know that macarons aren't easy to do, (and maybe there are even more guidelines that I've yet to read about) so you're technically paying for the labor of the macaron maker. Accept it, pay, then judge if it was worth the money you paid with. (Well this was better than the others in consistency even after it was 3 days refrigerated after opening so ok lah!)

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PAUL LAFAYET PÂTISSERIE FRANÇAISE

City Super, Harbour City No.3-27 Canton Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 9148-2624

Hours: Sun-Thur 10am-10pm ; Fri-Sat 10am-10:30pm 

Pierre Hermé Macarons

"The macarons, though only a few grams, agitate our senses. The eyes have already devoured them. Fingers skim their surface, the flavors are gently smelled. When their fine crunchy shell is crushed, the ears are excited by the sound. Then the mouth experiences a delicate grace..."

- Pierre Hermé

One can't simply have just a box of Pierre Hermé macarons... We need three!

Pierre Hermé Macaron Boxes

Yep. I think he rightfully earned the "fabulous" part there!

PIERRE HERMÉ MACARONS

(Well, this is my box!!)

 

VELOUTÉ BANANE

Banana & Yoghurt

I could def taste the yoghurt in this one! Yum yum yum

MOGADOR

Milk Chocolate & Passion Fruit 

I don't like passionfruit :( But my sister likes this one!

INFINIMENT CHOCOLAT PÉROU 

 Pure Origin Peruvian Dark Chocolate, Morropon Province, Village of Asprobo

I love love love chocolate, and I love how fat the fillings of Pierre Hermé macarons are.

 VELOUTÉ CITRON VERT

Lime Zest & Yoghurt

I also love the conisistency of his macarons. Perfectus!

 INFINIMENT CARAMEL

Salted-Butter Caramel

Even though I dislike caramel, this macaron had the perfect balance of the sweet and salty taste!

JARDIN MERVEILLEUX
Olive Oil with Mandarin Orange & Cucumber Water

Biting into this made me feel like as if I'm eating ponkan hhahaha! I like this one but then my sister didn't see it as anything really special.

VELOUTÉ FRAMBOISE

Raspberry & Yoghurt

I disliked framboise (as you can read in my older posts), but this truly redeemed the taste of framboise macarons in my heart. (lol) but, really.

These are my TOP 5 favorites:

#5:

ENVIE

Vanilla, Violet & Blackcurrant 

One more flavor that Pierre Hermé redeemed. Cassis. This tasted nothing like Maison Kayser's Cassis macaron. This was almost heaven. (Because my #1 below there is heaven ok)

#4:

 INFINIMENT CHOCOLAT PORCELANA

Pure Origin Venezuela Porcelana Dark Chocolate
There are days that I crave for chocolates, and this seemed to be the kind of chocolate I want- the perfect mixture of sweet and bitterness. Aaahhh



#3:

 ISPAHAN

Rose, Litchi, Raspberry
After biting into this, I realized that I could actually taste all three flavors separately and it really amused me. By the way, I love how Pierre Hermé macarons don't crumble down or harden up even after days of being in the fridge - it somehow retained its freshness even upto 4 days, and that's a first and a plus for me!

INFINIMENT ROSE

Rose & Rose Petal
I love rose. This one had a light taste, something you would want to probably run after when everything's gone. Nomnomnom

INFINIMENT JASMIN

Jasmine Flower & Jasmine Tea 

This is the best macaron I've ever tasted in my whole life. (Not exaggerating) Both of my favorites fused together. Jasmine + macaron. Yep, the best indeed!! I love how delicate this one looked as well- with the pearly white glitters spread across the shells. The ganache was light yet flavorful, felt like drinking tea too! I'm giving 10 million stars for this one! Hahhaha I could probably eat a box of these and not get tired of it!

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So my sister bought two boxes (I didn't get to take a picture of the other sets but I got to try other flavors that wasn't in my box!) I didn't take pictures of the other flavors anymore because I really wanted to eat them already but here's one that truly caught my tastebuds (lol)

CHOCOLATE & SMOKED SALT

It literally tasted like Smoked Chocolate FTW!!!

Forgive me for the different sizes of the pictures. Accidents happen :'(

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KATHLEEN'S MACARON CRITERIA:

Shell 10/10

It should be smooth and delicate, slightly crispy but not crunchy- fragile like eggshells, it should also be somehow flat and not dome-shaped with no air bubbles nor air pockets. Technically, excessive coloring is a no-no.

Filling & Flavor 9/10

F&F should be smooth, light and distinctly flavorful. It shouldn't be too sweet or sour as well. Melt in the mouth texture is also a plus!

Aesthetics 10/10 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio (some people like thick fillings, some people don't. In my case, I do. Don't you get sad when it's just you know... Flat?)

Value 10/10

We all know that macarons aren't easy to do, (and maybe there are even more guidelines that I've yet to read about) so you're technically paying for the labor of the macaron maker. Accept it, pay, then judge if it was worth the money you paid with. (I got what I wanted and what it was worth.)

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Don't forget to grab your daily sugar fix of Pierre Hermé macarons! <3

P.S. Thank you to my sister Isabelle and my brother Archie for letting me have a taste of Pierre Hermé macarons!! ❤️❤️❤️ You guys are the best!!!

PIERRE HERMÉ

Shop 2410, Level 2, Gateway Arcade,

Harbour City, 17 Canton Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

尖沙咀廣東道17號海港城港威商場2樓2410號舖

Tel: 2155 3866

Hours: Mon-Sun: 10:00am-10:00pm

I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm inlove!!

So it's 1am and my brother just arrived from HK. Mom, dad and achi's still there though, but guess what....

I'M IN LOVEEEEE ❤️❤️❤️

When my sister asked me what I want for pasalubong, I told her I wanted Jean-Paul Hévin macarons... When ahia brought these out of one of his paperbags, fidncdkmdskskkfek I literally squealed out of excitement!!

MACARON GALOREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pierre Hermé

IT LOOKS SO GOOD. FUDGE........

Paul Lafayet x2!!!!

(Mom gave the second one to me the next day)

Sugar.... Sugar everywhere!!

La Parole

It looks so squish-able... Damnit

THIRTY SIX MACARONS.. ALL FOR ME :((((((((((((((((( what is diet??

(I didn't include the second batch of Paul Lafayet in this picture because it came a day late)

No Jean-Paul Hévin macarons, but these are even better ones!

But then since it's 1am, I can't eat them all now..

Thank you daddy, mommy, achi and ahia!!! I feeeeel the loveeee!!! And I hope you all have a safe flight back home tonight!! I can't wait to see youuuuu!!! :D

OK Well goodnight for now! I'll devour these when I wake up. Inch by inch. Centimeter by centimeter. Oh God. D:

I'll post something about these macarons when I get to eat them already. :)

xx, Kathleen