Eating a Maison Georges Larnicol kouignette is #56 on my Paris To-Do list, so I was ecstatic when I stumbled upon his shop on my way up to Sacre Coeur.
Oh how I love it when the universe conspires to give my heart's desires! :)
Maison Georges Larnicol's got all kinds of sweets
From chocolate ships
To chocolate Eiffel Tower
To chocolate discs topped with fruits and nuts
Meringue
Flavored meringue
Macarons
Macarons in chocolate shoe
Dark chocolate sticks with fruits
Ready-to-eat salted caramel in pots
Also this super cute Miss Chocolate t-shirt that I so wanted to buy.
Unfortunately, it didn't come in my XXXL size. Pfffffttt.
And of course, the #56 on my list - the kouignettes
I bought three to try: Chocolate, Almond and Pistachio
If there is one thing you need to know about kouignettes, it is that they are loaded, and I mean
SERIOUSLY, EXTREMELY, FRIGHTENINGLY loaded, with butter and sugar.
SOOOOOO sweet I couldn't taste the chocolate at all!
You know I love anything sugary but this was just waaaaayyyyy over the top.
It was dry and tough and cardboard-y, too. :(
I was too afraid to even touch the pistachio kouignette.
*Shudders*
Suddenly I was homesick for Chef Cyrille's kouign aman.
