Daaaaahlings, I would feel totally remiss if I was not the first of your blogpals to reaveal the progeny of the Laduree/ Louboutin collaboration. These special edition macaroons became available on September 11th, but I wasn’t able to get to London and get my greedy little hands on them until today. Its only been out for a couple of days and already they were out of the cute little black box (which holds 6), so I went for the next size, the blue box of 8. I thought, since this as a rare and special moment, I too would do something rare and special: I am going to share them! Okay, I’ll also let you in on a secret: it’s way easier for me to share via the virtual method LOL. But hey, go get some tea and let’s see what awaits…
First we have the special Laduree box looking all lovely and beribboned with its trompe l’oeil design (which literally means “trick of the eye”– its supposed to look like you can actually see the macaroons sitting insidethe box… but we can tell the difference between real macaroons and fake, can we not my daaaaahlings?). It looks like a gift justwaiting to be opened. Let’s open it then, shall we…?
Mmmmm… pretty macaroons. Note the red under shell, reminiscent of the famous Louboutin shoe. Are we amused? I think so 
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According to the promotional literature offered by Laduree, they have “something of an oriental taste about them” because of their fig and date flavouring, which “delicately melts before driving the senses into a wild frenzy.” Hmmm… that sounds a bit naughty to me! Maybe you shouldn’t try it…
Oh, how rude of you! You just grabbed it out of my hands without a simple “thank you.” … Well, now that you oh-so delicately gobbled one of these delicate creations in the matter of a single gulp, I must ask you, what did you think? Did you like it? For next time, you might want to check out this link in order learn how to eat your macaroon in a manner which befits elegant creatures such as ourselves. Proper ettiquite dictates that you must delicately bite your macaroon and luxuriate in its goodness. Let me show you…
I am not sure if you can make it out in the picture above, but unlike Laduree’s traditional macaroons, which normally have a creamy filling, this one is filled with something more akin to a jam. In this case it was a darkly coloured fig jam (which matches maybe too well with the black colour of the bottom shell, so its kind of hard to see. If you looked really closely at the filling, you may be able to see the teeny weeny fig seeds.
Well, rather than putting my senses into a state of “wild frenzy,” I will simply say that the taste was pleasant. I enjoyed it, but it’s not nearly as spectacular as the pistachio or coconut flavour. The taste was much like a Fig Newton, but with a light macaroon texture. I’m not going to rush back for another box, but I am so glad I got the opportunity to try them. The housewife can not be deprived of special edition macaroons, don’t you know!?
I hope you enjoyed “sharing” with me. Perhaps by doing this virtual share, I will learn to share in real life too. No, that’s just silly. I don’t think so.
