When 1854 meets 1862 at afternoon teatime
table, the most elegant moment lingers around. The story of Ladurée macarons
starts with Pierre Desfontaines, second cousin of Louis Earnest Laudrée, at 20th
century he came up with the idea that combining two macarons shells and
sandwich them with delicious ganache filling. This delicate pastry, crispy at outer
and smooth in the middle, each is made every morning in Ladurée laboratory, and
fulfilling all afternoon teatime precious and lovely.
Ladurée macaron collection contains
permanent and seasonal flavours. My cute 8-piece gift box from hubby sits Rose,
Coffee, Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Orange Blossom, Lemon, Vanilla and Cherry
Blossom. My top one among these cuties is the same old Salted Caramel, which
the less sweet shells with fresh and soft ganache balance perfectly with any
herb tea. Orange Blossom and Lemon are sour at the first bite but the base
taste has a richness of floral scent.
Founded in 1854 when Louis Vuitton launched
his first travel trunk, French tea house Mariage Fréres’ history needs to trace
back to 1660, when Nicolas and Pierre Mariage began voyaging on behalf of the
royal court, to Madagascar on a mission of the French East India Company and
Pierre made to Persia and India to represent an official deputation under Louis
XIV to sign the trade agreement. In June 1854, Henri and Edouard Mariage,
founded Mariage Fréres Tea Company, and in 1983 the company transformed itself
from a wholesale import firm into a retailer. Today, Mariage Fréres opens 5 tea
salons in Paris, and operates over 30 points-of-sale in France, UK, Germany and
Japan.
My choice of afternoon tea from Mariage
Fréres is Blanc & Rose. Chic and magnificent, a blend of mellow white tea
and tender oriental rosebuds, from the crystalline infusion exhales a delicate
flora aroma, velvety and cool, that flows over the palate as silky touch. It is
easy to brew 85°c boiled water and
infuse the tea bag 5 minutes in IKEA tea pot, add a spoonful of white sugar and
pour in a vintage Lomonosov teacup.
A bite of yummy macarons, a sip of floral
tea, an appreciation of work of art, c’est la vie!
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