Knowing that I have a sweet tooth and how much I love macarons, Hubby bought a box of macarons from Paul in Dubai International Airport. PAUL is a French family bakery and patisserie which has been around since 1889, and now has 40 bakery-patisseries across the world.
These mini macarons were a real treat. It was a pity they got slightly broken in transit, but texture and taste-wise, they were great. Each box consists of 12 mini macarons in 6 different flavours. Flavours include coco (coconut), chocolat (chocolate), caramel, citron (lemon), pistache (pistachio) and framboise (raspberry). The fillings were all distinctive, so we could tell what they were even without looking at the list. I have already put in a request for more the next time Hubby passes by Dubai ;)
Beautiful colours :)
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It's never a good idea to have a heavy meal before a long flight, however if you find yourself with more than a few hours to fill at an airport shopping or dining are usually called upon to utilize the time. Salad provide a good meal option at airports, recently I selected the tomato mozzarella salad from PAUL while transiting in Dubai Airport.
The salad consisted of a large portion of lettuce leaves topped with tomato and mozzarella slices. The portions of tomato and mozzarella were generous enough to enable the tomato and mozzarella to be enjoyed together without any accompanying greenery before eventually tossing the remainder of the tomato and mozzarella slices in with the leaves and enjoying the salad as a whole. An additional side dressing was served to season the leaves if desired.
Lots of delicious looking pastries and cakes line the counters at PAUL, see above for the box of macarons I got for Baby Sumo and the kids.
Looks promising
Cutie - going on holiday or work? ;)
Price: Can't remember exactly how much the macarons were, but the macarons, salad and a bottle of water costs AED80 (approx. RM68).
Location: PAUL, Dubai International Airport, Concourse C.
macarons . . . yum :D
ReplyDeleteHehe yum indeed :) Been a while since I had such good macarons.
DeleteA beautifully flavorful and comforting dish!
ReplyDeleteYen , I just want to grab those macs right off the screen :D They sure look pretty yummy ! And those baked goodies on display ? *sigh* lol
ReplyDeleteBaby D's so cute !
Hehe thanks. I think you can get many other brands of great macarons in HK, right?
DeleteOh look at that wonderful display of cakes and pastries!
ReplyDeleteI would have pigged out if I was there :P
DeleteThanks Yen for the info... Will look out for PAUL!
ReplyDeleteHave u tried Antoinette and Canele? Their macs are great! Plus Laduree is opening in SG this year... lucky you!
DeleteHI Yen,
ReplyDeleteThe macaroons look so yummy!!
Lots of delicious looking pastries and cakes at PAUL, they look so tempting (",)
Thanks for sharing.
mui
Hi mui mui, You're welcome. The macarons here have a distintive taste, I like them a lot.
DeleteYummmmm...the real thing!
ReplyDeleteYa, KL only can find good ones in a few places.
DeleteTwo more days to go, I'm going to have a lot of macarons soon! hahaha. :P
ReplyDeleteJealousssss!!
Deletemmmm, sounds heavenly! heheh, the next time hubby passes through dubai, perhaps you could take extra macaron orders/requests from all of us. or maybe not, cos he might end up having to carry home 50 boxes of macarons from the airport :D
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! I'll have to ask him to bring back at least 5 boxes next time. :P
DeleteOoh, traditional flavours are often the best. They look great.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, just how macarons should be.
DeleteI've only had Paul's pistachio macarons and they are so good! Alas, we only found the Paul's once we had eaten elsewhere in Dubai airport :(
ReplyDeleteAh, next time you should pack a box home :)
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