Event: Vancouver Bakers Market - Review for Say See Bon Patisserie Macaroons
Last visited: October 3, 09
Last visited: October 3, 09
Area: Vancouver, BC
118-408 East Kent Ave South
Price Range: $1.50 cupcakes $3-5 pastries
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very good 5: Excellent 6: Tres Excellent!!
118-408 East Kent Ave South
Price Range: $1.50 cupcakes $3-5 pastries
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very good 5: Excellent 6: Tres Excellent!!
**Recommendation: Matcha Macaroons
To my surprise the set up for this market is relatively small. I was expecting to see something to the degree of the Portobello fashion market, so I actually dedicated a couple hours to explore it. It took me about an hour to complete it and that's because I took my time revisiting each vendor, taking pictures and talking to people etc. It would take most people probably 20-30min tops to finish the whole thing so there's no need to make a day out of it. The style in which it was ran was more of a baker's fair, and baked goods ranged from professional macaroons to home baked cupcakes.
On the whole it is a great concept and I can't wait until the word spreads so it can grow faster. It's a great event to support local bakers and talent. It's on every Saturday for the month of October so if you have a couple hours on Saturday I recommend you to check it out. Heads up though, they sold out of baked goods by 2pm on the first Saturday it opened - so try to go earlier.
This blog is dedicated to my personal favourite at the market: Say See Bon Patisserie - Parisian Macaroons!!! I'd go again just for these!
On the table:
- **Matcha Macaroons 6/6
- It really depends on what you like - I prefer the Matcha macaroons over the chocolate ones...just because it's something different and new.
- This is so freaking good! It's a hand made Parisian macaroon. It's not the American coconut macaroon that you may have tried before. These ones are different, and I'd chose these over coconut ones.
- The Matcha macaroons have this creamy, matcha, white chocolate, caramel-like filling sandwiched between this almond/matcha flavoured meringue cookie. That was a mouthful and so are these! The meringue is made with quality ingredients so it doesn't taste like pure sugar or have a gritty texture as it dissolves. It's not a hard macaroon, but one that is lightly baked to perfection.
- Just look at that texture! This macaroon/cookie is really light - it has a very thin and delicate crispy outer shell and then the inside is all chewy and delicious. There's no preservatives and it's made with organic egg whites and no flour so these macaroons are really airy and tender. When you take a bite your teeth sinks right into it and then it just melts away in your mouth. The middle is nice and soft and also chewy! Very cookie like. It has this nutty taste from the ground almonds/extract and yet it is still quite sweet from the white chocolate and sugar. It all balances out with the strong matcha flavour. The combination is just to die for! Truly amazing.
- Chocolate Macaroons 5.5/6
- This is just as good as the matcha ones, but I appreciate the creativity of those ones more, so that's why I gave this one a 5.5 instead of a 6.
- It's made with a good quality 70% cocoa/chocolate, which is the perfect percent for this macaroon. It's not too sweet or rich and it's not bitter either. It's a gourmet chocolaty treat!
- Price
- 2 for $4
- 6 for $11
- 12 for $22 (which doesn't make sense to me...?)
I didn't know there was a Baker's Market. And I have never had a macaron in my life. Isn't that terrible? I will definitely check it out. Thanks for all your information.
ReplyDeleteOh then you must go and you must try!!! But these are not the American coconut macaroons, these are Parisian ones - more cookie like and almond based instead of coconut. You should try both if you've never tried either :)
ReplyDeleteI've tried her macaroons and they are awesome! Just like the world famous LADUREE in Paris!!!
ReplyDeleteI know right?! She's got a solid recipe for Parisian Macaroons and I just love her creative twist by adding Matcha powder. Genius.
ReplyDeleteWow those are pretty expensive macaroons. I hope they live up to their price.
ReplyDeleteI know, the price is pretty steep. $2 for a golf ball sized cookie...but they're handmade and she uses quality ingredients. Real ground almonds, not just the extract. They really are delicious.
ReplyDeleteThe correct name for these pastries is Macaron, and not Macaroons, for like you said, they're completely different things. Macaroons are those god-awful coconut things, while Macarons are these heavely little things.
ReplyDeleteGood to know! I called them "Macaroons" because that's what the owner/baker of these "macarons" called them. Thanks for differentiating them, I appreciate it.
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