Les Macarons

If you pass buy a chocolatiere or boulangerie in Paris, it is likely that you will find these cute little desserts in the window. Macarons come in lots of sizes, flavors, and colors. Unlike American coconut macaroons, these are little cookie-like sandwiches that come in many different flavors. Encouraged by macaron lovers at BU, I sampled these little treats for the first time. Skeptical at first because they looked like hard, chalky sandwiches; I learned that these are rather soft and tastey. I tried coffee, vanilla, and chocolate (which I wasn't impressed with). The outside is slightly crunchy with a chewy soft center. It's really a unique dessert. Since I wasn't won over by the three that I had, my macaron-crazed friends promise to take me to Paris' best macaron shop for to try the pistachio flavored one.

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