La Folie Macarons: new Marou Chocolate & cacao nibs macaron

‘La Folie Macarons’ is the creation of Christine Casin, a French lady with an obsession for making macarons that looks to the likes of Pierre Hermé for inspiration and dedication to making the perfect little pastry. As countless connoisseurs in Hanoi or Saigon will tell you, she gives a run for their money to the best Parisian pâtissiers. We know Christine well and felt flattered when she offered to create a new flavor, using our Single Origin Vietnam Couverture and broken roasted cocoa nibs that came straight from our chocolate factory.

The result is a macaron of perfect texture, its chocolate brown color just brushed with a bit of gold to distinguish it from the plain chocolate macarons that Christine makes using Valrhona chocolate. Once you bite into it, the taste of the pure cocoa nibs resonates with the strength of our couverture to add an usually powerful chocolate aroma to the sweetness of the confection. Under the crunchy shell of the perfectly civilized little cake you can get a feel for the jungle where the cocoa pod grew. A masterpiece, in my own humble and unbiased opinion!