Christmas just got merrier! The popular French patisserie — Laduree — has launched a Christmas-special menu at its first cafe in India at Kolkata’s Quest Mall. From delectables to gifting essentials, the festive goodies offer a diverse range of items
Photos: Soumyajit DeyThe Christmas menu has four items. The first on the must-try list are the finger patisseries that come in five variants — Chocolate Caramel Hazelnut Finger, Raspberry Rose Finger, Pistachia Finger, Pecan Vanilla Finger, and Barre Chocolate. Priced at Rs 440, the fingers are creamy, crunchy bites
Next on the delish delights are the macarons — the star item at Laduree. They come in flavours like pistachio, Madagaskar vanilla, rose petal, salted caramel, coffee, lemon, Ispahan, strawberry candy, chocolate and Marie Antoinette. The assortment of flavours comes at a pocket pinch of Rs 242 each. Another variant, the dark chocolate macaron coated with raspberry, comes at Rs 275 each
When at the Kolkata Laduree outlet, don’t forget to try their Eugenie. The new delectable on the block, the Eugenie is a gluten-free biscuit with chocolate coating. They are available in five flavours — vanilla, rose, caramel, strawberry, chocolate and pistachio, and cost Rs 242 each
What’s Christmas without cakes? The tea cakes here have two flavours to offer — rose cake and chocolate cake. The rose cake has crystallised rose petals and is soaked in rose syrup. The chocolate cake is made with dark chocolate and is soaked in cacao syrup. The tea cakes are priced at Rs 195 per slice, and Rs 995 for a loaf
The macarons come in gift boxes too. The Napoleon collection of six macarons come at Rs 1,900. The Prestige collection, which has four types of boxes under it with 24, 30, 40, and 54 macaron boxes, are priced at Rs 6,500, Rs 7,800, Rs 10,500, and Rs 13,500 respectively. The other two options of gift boxes are Napoleon III collection with 12 macarons, at Rs 3,600, and Arabesques with 8 macarons at Rs 2,500
If you are looking for offbeat gifts, Laduree has handcrafted, gold plated key chains, priced at Rs 6,500. They also have raspberry and strawberry jams, tea bags, and bottles, priced at Rs 1,400 each, Rs 3,299 for 20 pieces (comes in three flavours), and Rs 3,500 respectively
The macarons and Eugiene, along with the chocolate, come from Switzerland. The pastries are made following the recipe from the OG shop in Paris. Did you know the original Laduree was founded in 1862 by a miller named Louis Ernest Ladurée? Today, the brand has its presence in Japan, Qatar, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
The Christmas menu is available till January 1, 2025, at the Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata. Don’t miss it!