Macaron!

Hello blogger world!

Okay today i'm gonna post about le macaron. What is macaron? (for those who don't know). Let's start from its history and origins. As i know, it came from PARIS where all the sweet and romantic things been living for century. I wish i can go there someday with my beloved one. =). 

There're many other macarons type in Paris, but nothing compares to The Laduree french macarons. Its the most famous macaron brand around the world and i've known this macaron brand from a tv series called GOSSIP GIRLS where the pretty actress Leighton Meester act as Blair Waldorf. There's a scene where she opened the Laduree macaron box and ate the green tea macarons deliciously and bite it softly. I wondered to myself how it would taste and the texture of the macarons. 

So, i've been craving for it and thinking where the hell i can get macaron around Malaysia. I've been searching the net crazily abt macaron and then i read somewhere on people blogs, there's macaron sell in Malaysia but it was at Pavi. Since i live and study here in Sabah, i dont hv the chance to go there. So, i hold my temptation just by looking at all macarons pictures.

The raspberries!

But, fortunately, there's a news abt macarons sell at Starbucks CP, KK. If i'm not mistaken it was last March or April. They got macarons in their menu. Since i've been craving for it so much, i went for it and bought only two macarons since it was RM4.50 each. It was so small and not really look like the macaron that i knew. But i dont care cuhs i really want to know how it'll taste and its texture. My first bite was like " Oh, macam biasa jak bha ne, macam pernah rasa pula". It was crunchy on the outside(the shell) and gooey in the inside. That Starbuck macarons dont have the macaron so-called "feet" and the choc ganache filling was so thick and the macaron shell was petite and thin, so, maybe that's why i didn't get the real taste of macaron and not feel satisfied.

Starbuck got macaron on their menu only for a week bcs it was only a promotion. Then, i'm thinking, macam mana la maw dpt macaron lagi.. sudah la mahal.. susah lagi maw cari.. So, i decided wanna give a try to make it. I'm searching for macaron recipes and tutorials step by step on how to make it. There's a lot of macaron steps and recipes and its hard to choose which one is the best. Then, after watched so much videos and recipe, my first attempt to make it was not so perfect like in the picture. The macaron "feet" not grow. Then, i keep trying and trying and trying but all was completely fail!! 3 times fail ok! Sampai give up aku ah.. Bnyk cash burnt lagi... So, i stopped making macaron. Tunggu duit ada baru buat lagi.

Another lucky day yesterday, dad gave me money sbb dia kesian aku duduk rumah spnjng cuti jk kan, so then i use that money to buy my macaron ingedients. Aku pun pi la bwat macaron. I tried french meringue recipes bcs it was easy then italian meringue where there's a lot of work to do. It was my 4th attempt making macarons and it was ok. The macaron "feet" was grew but not like as i hoping for. Now i know what to do to make it more perfect since i read a lot of macaron to-do's and not-to-do's.Yeah, I'm a macaron nerd.

Gonna post the pictures and the recipe. Stay tuned.

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