Laduree
were founded in 1862 by Ernest Laduree and very quickly became famous for its
superb luxury tearooms, these were some of the only places where ladies in
Paris could enjoy a cup of tea and pastries whilst being out in public. The
pastries of Laduree were among some of the very best in the world, while
Laduree made several different types of pastry it was their luxury macaroons
which were the most popular among Parisians. Their superb macaroons were known
as the "Louis Vuitton" of pastries and Laduree went on to own
boutiques in London's Harrods and the Burlington arcade in the UK and in
Geneva. Today Laduree are world famous for their luxury macaroons, the small
round cakes are very crisp on the outer whilst being smooth and soft in the
middle, some of the very best and one of the most famous creations to come from
Laduree.
The
macaroons of Laduree came about after Pierre Desfontaines; the second cousin of
Louis Laduree had an idea during the 20th century of taking two shells made of
macaroon and welding them together with a filling of delicious ganache. Today
the small luxury cakes are made fresh every morning in the
"laboratory" of Laduree. Some of the very best pastry chefs carefully
measure out precise amounts of the finest almonds, eggs and sugar before adding
one of the main ingredients "the know-how" that is essential to
Laduree's recipe. Once they have been mixed and baked the luxury macaroons are
then kept for two days before they are put on sale as this according to Laduree
is the only way to achieve the balance between the textures that that the
company is famous for. At the start of each new season a brand new flavor of
macaroon is created, with the starting point being the existing range as one of
the most important things about the macaroons is the variety of colors.
The
Macaroons from Laduree come in colors such as purple, mint green, lemon, brown,
biscuit and pink. In 2008 the flavor for autumn was "Jasmine mango"
and in the spring of 2009 it was "Bergamot", new flavors are
"cherry" and "apple", these are just a few of the delicious
and superb macaroons on sale. Others flavors include vanilla, rose pistachio,
blackcurrant violet, caramel with salted butter and liquorice lemon.
Laduree are
also famous for their seasonal flavors such as "fig and date" and
"chestnuts". If you love macaroons then Laduree’s is the place to be,
it is an Aladdin’s cave full off warm rich smells of chocolate and sugar, each
bite leaves you wanting more and more, they are simply a superb luxury.
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