What is a successful trip to France if you don’t eat French macarons? These pretty little things were bought at Pierre Herme, as you can see, who has a reputation for having really good macarons. They had a variety of flavors and the shop had legit air conditioning, if you wanted to pop on in and cool off. However, the macarons were not to die for. I generally like my macarons with a bit of chewiness to them. These were very soft. While it did have that typical crunch on the shell, the inside was less desirable. I was told that the difference in macarons that I’ve had and these ones might be because these ones are more fresh. If that is the case than I still like my old ones better.
Interesting Fact: I thought that these French macarons were French. But it looks like Catherine Di Medici brought them over from Italy in the 1500s. I will try some in Italy next!