Ladurée

Ladurée

Ladurée is a world-renowned French patisserie and tea room, best known for its macarons. Founded in Paris in 1862, it is one of the world's best-known makers of macarons, having been described as a "symbol of French refinement".

History

Ladurée was founded in Paris in 1862 by Louis-Ernest Ladurée, a miller from the southwest of France. He created a bakery at 16 rue Royale, but it was burned in the Paris Commune uprising of 1871. In its place, his wife Jeanne Souchard decided to combine the bakery with a tea room, a first in the Parisian culinary scene.

Products

Ladurée's most famous product is the macaron, a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and food coloring. The company's recipe, characterized by a smooth, squared top, a ruffled circumference, and a flat base, has remained a closely guarded secret since the 19th century.

Expansion

In the 1990s, Ladurée began to expand internationally, opening shops in London, Tokyo, and New York. Today, Ladurée has stores in many countries around the world, including the United States, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, and Australia.

See also

• French cuisine
• Macaron
• Patisserie
• Tea room

External links

• Official website