pierre hermé at selfridges

Pierre Hermé at Selfridges

Clockwise from left: Strawberry and balsamic vinegar, caramel with salted butter, olive oil and vanilla, cinnamon and pistachio

Who knew that there is a small Pierre Hermé shop in the Selfridges food hall?!  This is both the best and worst discovery of the month.  At £1.85 each, these macarons are painfully expensive and so incredibly good.  I was super excited about the unusual flavours, and faced with such choice, I asked the sales rep for a recommendation.  She proceeded to recommend three-quarters of the flavours…

Which, obviously, did not help.  I ended up buying the following: strawberry and balsamic vinegar, caramel with salted butter, olive oil and vanilla, and  cinnamon and pistachio.  I ate the olive oil and vanilla one first because I was the most curious about it, and wow, it was delicious.  It barely had any olive oil flavour, and I’m not really sure how to describe its taste (I’ll just have to buy another one sometime to figure this out…hehe), but the crispy outside and the smooth, airy filling tasted so good together.  Next, I tried the cinnamon and pistachio.  It was good, but not incredible the way the olive oil one was.  Afterwards, I had the strawberry and balsamic vinegar one, and it was the best of all.  I think it is one of the best macarons I’ve ever tasted.  It tasted like fresh strawberry purée with a bit of tangy balsamic vinegar… so delicious!  And lastly, I was quite surprised by the caramel and salted butter macaron.  I always get a caramel and salt flavour macaron when I see one (the caramel and sea salt Luxemburgerli from Sprungli is my favourite of that brand), and it usually has a standard taste of salty caramel.  This one from Pierre Hermé, however, tasted like the burnt top of perfectly made crème brûlée.

I apologize for the poor quality of the photo –  it was taken by my phone.  Next time, I’ll remember my camera!

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Pierre Hermé @ Selfridges
400 Oxford Street
London W1A 1AB
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