Dubai Chocolate; A heavenly combination of Kadaif noodles and pistachio butter

Dubai chocolate, which quickly opened its place in social networks, has become one of the most popular chocolates in the world in a short period of time, and it is known as the symbol of Dubai. The inside of this chocolate is filled with a tempting combination of pistachio and Kadaif string, and that’s why it has a unique taste. Therefore, many people in the world are willing to pay a high price to try a small piece of this chocolate. Many famous bloggers and influencers and even the crown prince of Dubai have collaborated with the manufacturer of this chocolate, the company “Fix”.

Everything you want to know about Dubai chocolate:

What is Dubai chocolate?

Dubai Chocolate Bar is a chocolate inspired by Middle Eastern culture. This chocolate has a special taste, which is due to the use of pistachios and Kadaif string in it. Usually in Türkiye, Kadaif string is used to prepare kanafe or baklava dessert; But this time, Fix company has created a heavenly taste by combining this string with pistachio butter and pure and high quality cocoa. Currently, 200 gram packages of this chocolate are sold at a price of around 20 dollars.

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The story of Dubai chocolate

Dubai chocolate was actually invented thanks to the pregnancy cravings of a lady named “Sara Hammouda”, a British-Egyptian entrepreneur! Sarah always craved chocolate during pregnancy; But no chocolate was to his liking. This caused Sara to start working and prepare chocolate according to her own taste; Chocolate influenced by childhood memories with your favorite foods, pistachio and kanafa. The result was a delicious chocolate that we now know as Dubai chocolate.

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For a long time, Sarah managed her chocolate business at home with her husband and had limited customers; Until one day Maria Vehera, a Tik Tok influencer, decided to promote Sara’s chocolates on her page. About 100 million people visited Sarah’s chocolate on TikTok and the result of this ad was surprising! This advertisement made Sara sell 500 chocolates a day instead of one chocolate. Over time, Sara’s small home business, Fix Company, developed and currently 10 people are working in this chocolate factory.

How to make Dubai chocolate

Although Dubai chocolate is expensive, it does not cost much to prepare at home and it can be easily prepared with only a few items. This chocolate is prepared with different nuts such as pistachios, hazelnuts and peanuts; But the use of pistachios is more common and popular.

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Necessary materials

• Milk chocolate: Four plates or 240 grams
• White chocolate: 100 grams
• Pistachio Butter: 100 grams
• Pistachio or sesame flour: Two tablespoons
• Unsalted butter: Two tablespoons
• Kadaif field: a cup

How to prepare

In order to prepare good quality chocolate, you must follow the steps carefully and in order.

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• First step: Cut the white chocolate into small pieces. Pour three quarters of the chocolates into the container and melt them in a bain-marie method. Measure the temperature of the chocolate with a thermometer so that it does not burn. When the temperature of the chocolate reaches 45-50 degrees Celsius, turn off the heat and pour the rest of the chopped chocolate into the melted chocolate and stir them well.
• Second step: Pour the white chocolate into the freezer bag and make a hole in the corner of the plastic. Pour a small amount of white chocolate irregularly into the mold.
• The third step: Chop the milk chocolates and pour three quarters of them into a bowl. Place the bowl over steam until the chocolate melts. In fact, you should use the bain-marie method to melt the chocolate. Be careful not to burn the chocolate while doing this. When the chocolate is melted, remove it from the heat and then pour the rest of the chopped milk chocolate into the melted chocolate until they are melted.
• Fourth step: Take the mold out of the freezer and pour a layer of milk chocolate on it. Place the mold in the freezer and let the chocolate set. It takes about 15 minutes for the chocolate to harden.
• Step five: Fry Kadaif noodles with butter. When the noodles become golden, add flour and pistachio paste to the noodles.
• The sixth step: Take the mold out of the refrigerator and pour the ingredients into the mold, on top of the milk chocolate. Smooth the surface of the ingredients and pour the melted milk chocolate on them. Finally, leave the mold in the refrigerator.
• The seventh step: After two hours Dubai chocolate is ready and you can eat it.

Dubai chocolate in Iran

Dubai chocolate has become a trend in Iran, like many countries in the world, and is sold at a high price; Of course, the original Dubai chocolate is sold in a limited way in Iran. There are many different brands of this chocolate in the market, whose prices are cheaper than the original brand; Among these brands, the Turkish brand “Ülker” can be mentioned. Dubai Mark Ulker chocolates 93 grams (in the fall of 1403) are sold in online stores for about 200 to 300 thousand Tomans.

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Have you ever tried Dubai chocolate? We would be happy if you share your thoughts about Dubai chocolate with us and our colleagues.

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