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Seeing that I'm not an expert in macarons I enlisted the help of an undercover macaron connoisseur. His identity will remain anonymous to protect his life and hence most importantly the knowledge of macarons he holds. What is a Macaron A macaron is composed of 2 meringue based cookies filled with ganache or jam. What Makes a Divine Macaron -        The meringue based cookie should be smooth, effortlessly easy to bite into and instantly dissolves in your mouth. -        The filling should be smooth and firm. When you bite into the macaron nothing should shoot out. -        And obviously the taste The Competition W e have shortlisted the potential bests to Laduree and Fauchon. 4 basic and to 2 wild card flavors were selected from each shop and evaluated. Key -        Divine Macaron: One is never enough -        Meh: It’s good but you’ll just finish it cause you bit into it -        Obscene: Can’t even finish the one Fauchon

Chocolate	Meh	Pleasant
Vanilla	Divine	Oh my
Raspberry	Divine	Oh my
Pistachio	Meh	Pistachio flavor was too light
Orange	Meh	Orange is just not my thing
Lemon	Obscene	The lemon flavor was too strong

Fauchon makes all its macarons in Dubai and currently has 6 flavors on hand. Laduree

Chocolate	Meh	It was tasty but it was a border line brownie
Vanilla	Divine	Oh my
Raspberry	Obscene	It was too sweet – I couldn’t finish my bite let alone the macaron
Pistachio	Divine	Oh my
Orange Blossom	Divine	Oh my
Caramel	Divine	Oh my

Laduree flies all its macarons in from France and has a multitude of flavors on hand. Result With four divines for Laduree vs two divines for Fauchon, Laduree turns out to be the winner of the Best Macarons in Dubai!