OK, so the last few days, we’ve been on location in the city and there just happen to be three pâtisseries (bakeries) around the corner. I’ve been sneaking away and trying the sweets and oh la la… I’m in love! Today, I tried the famous colorful macarons. And well, I’d have to disagree with Jamie Schler’s romantic and supremely positive article in the Huffington Post. But nonetheless it was fun to try the very French macarons. Colorful fluffy meringue filled with sweetness. I looked in the case filled with éclairs, pains au lait, and fruit tartes, and there they were: the Easter egg colored macarons.
I chose framboise (raspberry) and I think this was my mistake. It was filled with raspberry jam and was so sweet I only took one bite before the sugar high set in. The texture was also not to my liking (a light crunch and then sticky goo) and, well, they just aren’t my choice within the plethora of options. They may need another chance; I may have to try a chocolate one from a different pâtisserie and see what the result is. But for now, I will stay with the chocolate-filled croissants and Tarte Tatin.
They sure are cute though.
Samia Shalabi is a Seattle based artist & designer, yogi and traveler who has roots in the Middle-East, was raised in the middle-west and is drawn to India. She has a degree in geology, has traveled all over the world with a backpack, and believes in following her dreams. Samia does yoga most mornings, enjoys walks around Seattle, loves to laugh, and daydreams about where to travel next. She is working on a movie shoot in France.
