Pierre Hermé Holiday Macarons

Dinner time came and fairy-macaron-mother, auntie Babie, surprised me again with a box of Pierre Hermé macarons - Christmas edition!!! (Damnit I will get fat, but it's all woooooorthit!!!)

PIERRE HERMÉ MACARONS

Red and white...... Traces of Santa???

TRUFFE BLANCHE & NOISETTE

White Truffle & Roasted Piedmont Hazelnut Slivers

"Using the finest Alba white truffle, this macaron showcases two exceptional products from Piedmont. For novices, it represents an initiation to the white truffle. For connoisseurs, it is a new gourmet discovery." - **These are only available during the winter season!

At first I thought these were Jasmine macarons (with the same shell design and all), so I was pretty excited! But then they weren't, and I was let down... until I sniffed it. (sniffed, LOL)

I love truffle. Truffle pasta, truffle chocolates, ham with white truffle honey..

...but truffle macarons, ohgod it was just.... mind-expanding mind-blowing MIND-EXPLODING!

CHOCOLAT & FOIE GRAS

Chocolate & Foie Gras

and Here's Pierre Hermé speaking about his Chocolat & Foie Gras macaron!! It's so different because I didn't think chocolate and foie gras would blend in a good way. But it did and I wish I could share these with my sister but she's in Beijing. :( I know that she'd really love these as much as I do!

I told you Santa was behind all of this........

Thank you once again, Auntie Babie!! :)

MERRY CHRISTMACARONS TO EVERYONE!!!!!!

Click below for my previous Pierre Hermé posts!

Pierre Hermé Macarons I

Pierre Hermé Macarons II 

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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. 

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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

Pierre Hermé Macarons II

So.. I bought his book

and got his macarons...

x2 actually.... he he he

PIERRE HERMÉ MACARONS

Thank you fairy-macaron-mother, auntie Babie!!!!!! <3

check my previous post about Pierre Hermé's macarons for all the detail shiz here

INFINIMENT JASMIN

Jasmine Flower & Jasmine Tea 

Still my all-time favorite. Jasmine foreverrrrrrr!

INFINIMENT ROSE

Rose & Rose Petal

MOGADOR

Milk Chocolate & Passion Fruit 

 INFINIMENT CARAMEL

Salted-Butter Caramel

...I didn't get to take a picture of the bitten Caramel cause my little brother devoured it right away :(

INFINIMENT CHOCOLAT PÉROU 

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

And again, Anton grabbed this from me after I took a picture of it. Boo!

 ISPAHAN

Rose, Litchi, Raspberry

ENVIE

Vanilla, Violet & Blackcurrant 

JARDIN MERVEILLEUX

Olive Oil with Mandarin Orange & Cucumber Water

CHOCOLATE & SMOKED SALT

and smoked it was!

*Some of the flavors above weren't written in his recipe book, so I just took a picture of the macarons with the first page as the background. Mehhh

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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.

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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

Paul Lafayet Macarons II

Mom just got home from HK and brought home some.......

M  A  C  A  R  O  N  S   ❤️   ❤️   ❤️

PAUL LAFAYET

[View my previous post about Paul Lafayet Macarons here]

AAAHHHHH the packaging is is pretty (but it was actually hard to open) *shining eyes* I am so ready to attack these macarons

OK attacking in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

A  T  T  A  C  K  !  !  !

PISTACHIO

ROSE

I think it was too candy colored though, but nevertheless, it was good :)

PASSIONFRUIT

SESAME

VANILLA

(I really can't tell which flavor this was. I'll get back to this when I find out)

MATCHA

Mom bought 2 matcha macarons.. I think she thinks I like matcha most. It was good though

CARAMEL

My little brother liked this very much and although I dislike caramel, this one was surprisingly light. (I think Paul Lafayet's caramel macaron tasted less intense than that of Pierre Hermé's.)

CHOCOLATE

I honestly think Paul Lafayet heard my complaint in my previous post. (hahahajk) but really, I think this was a good batch :)

JASMINE

!!! I honestly thought this was just Vanilla but when I attacked it...... JASMINE!!! I didn't know Paul Lafayet had Jasmine macarons. Well, the box came in with a list of flavors (with pictures) and in the picture, the Jasmine macaron was shiny - quite like Pierre Hermé's (click here for reference) but it came out just.. plain white, but nevertheless, it tasted great!

GINGERBREAD

Well this is just a guess since it wasn't on the flyer flavor thing that came with the box. It cracked right away upon biting into it and I was going to complain about it to my brother but then.. I tasted Christmas.. Like legit Christmas.. Spicy, (but not the chili kind of spicy, more like cinnamon-y spicy) ginger-y and sweet all at the same time - and it instantly made me happy (and I instantly forgot about the part where the macaron was falling apart! Hahaha)

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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.

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 8/10 

Shape and size of the macaron, feet and filling ratio

Value 9/10

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.

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Hello Christmas! :)

PAUL LAFAYET PÂTISSERIE FRANÇAISE

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

Tel: 91482624

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