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Bécasse Bakery
Written on Sunday, 27 September 2015 @ 15:54 ✈
Bécasse Bakery in Westfields Sydney CBD provides a large range of desserts including cronuts, tarts, danishes, pies, croissants, you name it! However, I decided to go there as I wanted to give their range of macarons a try. I'd been told in the past to drop by sometime, but by the time I arrived that day which was quite late in the afternoon, the range had reduced substantially. I had managed to get my hands on the french vanilla, cheesecake, salted caramel, and golden praline.
{ L-R: golden praline, cheesecake, french vanilla, salted caramel }
French vanilla - This macaron tasted very milky, reminding me very much of white chocolate. The overall texture of the macaron was very sweet, maybe the sweetest macaron that I had tasted of the ones I purchased. The shells were very crisp and sweet. I imagined that the shells were made of icing sugar as the pieces of the shell melted in my mouth. The white filling was very smooth, resembling the texture of melted white chocolate. This macaron would definitely satisfy those who have a sweet tooth or enjoy the taste of white chocolate.
Cheesecake - The overall taste of this macaron was very balanced. The filling was rather smooth and buttery, while the shells added a slightly sugary taste to the filling. The shells were once again crisp and made a delightful crunch sound with each bite. This macaron is rather perfect for those who don't have a sweet tooth, but rather a balanced (ie. not too sweet) snack. The pink powder sprinkled on the shells gave the macaron such a delicate appearance, something that would be served at fancy picnic or afternoon tea.
Salted caramel - This macaron, I had high expectations for as everyone always raves about this flavour. As expected, it had a very creamy-buttery & moderately salty filling. The shells were light and once again, melted in my mouth with every bite. The macaron also had a slightly sugary taste... possibly from the shells itself as well as the 'caramel' in the filling. It was a pleasant balance between the sugary shells and the salty/buttery texture of the filling. Again, this macaron would be appreciated more by those who don't have much of a sweet tooth, or a fans of the salted caramel flavour.
Golden praline - I left this macaron 'till last because it looked so precious - with its petite, delicate, golden shells. It was a very pleasant level of sweetness, not as sweet as... say a chocolate bar. It was definitely not as sweet as the french vanilla macaron. This macaron had somewhat of a peanut-caramel-butter taste, in contrast with the sweet white chocolate taste of the french vanilla. I felt that both the filling, and the crisp and crunchy shells were sweet. As I didn't know what a 'golden praline' was, the taste of the filling was similar to that of peanut butter cups. This macaron also didn't leave that sweet aftertaste that chocolate blocks leave, it melted as it was consumed and the taste disappeared quite quickly.
Labels: bakery, becasse, becasse bakery, cheesecake, creamy, dessert, dessert review, french vanilla, golden praline, macarons, salted caramel, vanilla, white chocolate
Aqua S: Sea salt x English breakfast tea
Written on Sunday, 13 September 2015 @ 14:45 ✈
Sea salt x English breakfast tea is probably by far, the best combination of flavours that I've tried at AquaS!
For those who are tea lovers (and who doesn't enjoy a cup of tea every now and then?), AquaS nailed the English breakfast flavour. It's a shame I missed out on the Earl grey flavour, because I heard such amazing things about that flavour. However, after trying this English breakfast flavour, I don't feel as disappointed about missing out on Earl grey.
The English breakfast flavour was rich in flavour, and gave a very pleasant neutral taste to the saltyness of the Sea salt flavour. I would definitely come back for more and definitely looking forward to other tea-inspired flavours! Labels: aqua s, dessert, dessert review, english breakfast tea, ice cream, sea salt
Le Caravelle
Written on Tuesday, 11 August 2015 @ 11:14 ✈
Note: Le Caravelle at Canley Heights only opens its restaurant seating to people who only want to grab ice cream after 10pm.
{ Flavours: mango, kinder surprise, green tea }
This was I think the large which held about 6 scoops?
The mango had the strongest flavour of the 3 flavours, although the mango flavour tasted like it had been mixed with shaved ice. I could taste and feel the bits of shaved ice melt in my mouth with every spoonful of the mango.
The kinder surprise flavour was much lighter than I expected and had tasted in the past. It tasted as if it had been diluted with cream or milk? Compared to the kinder surprise ice cream from V Lounge, it was about a quarter of the strength of the flavour.
Green tea was a pleasant strength. The strength of the flavour was in between the mango and kinder surprise. It was enough to balance out the sweetness of the mango and kinder surprise, which I felt had kept me from needing to take a gulp water to wash down the sweet taste.
For those who have more of a sweet tooth or want a stronger flavour in their ice creams, V-Lounge would probably be a better option.
Labels: dessert, dessert review, food review, green tea, ice cream, kinder surprise, le caravelle, mango, review, sorbet
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Bécasse Bakery
Written on Sunday, 27 September 2015 @ 15:54 ✈
Bécasse Bakery in Westfields Sydney CBD provides a large range of desserts including cronuts, tarts, danishes, pies, croissants, you name it! However, I decided to go there as I wanted to give their range of macarons a try. I'd been told in the past to drop by sometime, but by the time I arrived that day which was quite late in the afternoon, the range had reduced substantially. I had managed to get my hands on the french vanilla, cheesecake, salted caramel, and golden praline.
{ L-R: golden praline, cheesecake, french vanilla, salted caramel }
French vanilla - This macaron tasted very milky, reminding me very much of white chocolate. The overall texture of the macaron was very sweet, maybe the sweetest macaron that I had tasted of the ones I purchased. The shells were very crisp and sweet. I imagined that the shells were made of icing sugar as the pieces of the shell melted in my mouth. The white filling was very smooth, resembling the texture of melted white chocolate. This macaron would definitely satisfy those who have a sweet tooth or enjoy the taste of white chocolate.
Cheesecake - The overall taste of this macaron was very balanced. The filling was rather smooth and buttery, while the shells added a slightly sugary taste to the filling. The shells were once again crisp and made a delightful crunch sound with each bite. This macaron is rather perfect for those who don't have a sweet tooth, but rather a balanced (ie. not too sweet) snack. The pink powder sprinkled on the shells gave the macaron such a delicate appearance, something that would be served at fancy picnic or afternoon tea.
Salted caramel - This macaron, I had high expectations for as everyone always raves about this flavour. As expected, it had a very creamy-buttery & moderately salty filling. The shells were light and once again, melted in my mouth with every bite. The macaron also had a slightly sugary taste... possibly from the shells itself as well as the 'caramel' in the filling. It was a pleasant balance between the sugary shells and the salty/buttery texture of the filling. Again, this macaron would be appreciated more by those who don't have much of a sweet tooth, or a fans of the salted caramel flavour.
Golden praline - I left this macaron 'till last because it looked so precious - with its petite, delicate, golden shells. It was a very pleasant level of sweetness, not as sweet as... say a chocolate bar. It was definitely not as sweet as the french vanilla macaron. This macaron had somewhat of a peanut-caramel-butter taste, in contrast with the sweet white chocolate taste of the french vanilla. I felt that both the filling, and the crisp and crunchy shells were sweet. As I didn't know what a 'golden praline' was, the taste of the filling was similar to that of peanut butter cups. This macaron also didn't leave that sweet aftertaste that chocolate blocks leave, it melted as it was consumed and the taste disappeared quite quickly.
Labels: bakery, becasse, becasse bakery, cheesecake, creamy, dessert, dessert review, french vanilla, golden praline, macarons, salted caramel, vanilla, white chocolate
Aqua S: Sea salt x English breakfast tea
Written on Sunday, 13 September 2015 @ 14:45 ✈
Sea salt x English breakfast tea is probably by far, the best combination of flavours that I've tried at AquaS!
For those who are tea lovers (and who doesn't enjoy a cup of tea every now and then?), AquaS nailed the English breakfast flavour. It's a shame I missed out on the Earl grey flavour, because I heard such amazing things about that flavour. However, after trying this English breakfast flavour, I don't feel as disappointed about missing out on Earl grey.
The English breakfast flavour was rich in flavour, and gave a very pleasant neutral taste to the saltyness of the Sea salt flavour. I would definitely come back for more and definitely looking forward to other tea-inspired flavours! Labels: aqua s, dessert, dessert review, english breakfast tea, ice cream, sea salt
Le Caravelle
Written on Tuesday, 11 August 2015 @ 11:14 ✈
Note: Le Caravelle at Canley Heights only opens its restaurant seating to people who only want to grab ice cream after 10pm.
{ Flavours: mango, kinder surprise, green tea }
This was I think the large which held about 6 scoops?
The mango had the strongest flavour of the 3 flavours, although the mango flavour tasted like it had been mixed with shaved ice. I could taste and feel the bits of shaved ice melt in my mouth with every spoonful of the mango.
The kinder surprise flavour was much lighter than I expected and had tasted in the past. It tasted as if it had been diluted with cream or milk? Compared to the kinder surprise ice cream from V Lounge, it was about a quarter of the strength of the flavour.
Green tea was a pleasant strength. The strength of the flavour was in between the mango and kinder surprise. It was enough to balance out the sweetness of the mango and kinder surprise, which I felt had kept me from needing to take a gulp water to wash down the sweet taste.
For those who have more of a sweet tooth or want a stronger flavour in their ice creams, V-Lounge would probably be a better option.
Labels: dessert, dessert review, food review, green tea, ice cream, kinder surprise, le caravelle, mango, review, sorbet
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