Dubai chocolate

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Have any of you tried it? I know it’s a relatively recent trend, and our local patisserie apparently decided to make their own. I wanted to surprise my PIC with a special treat & knew I had to get this, given that both of us are major pistachio heads :yum:

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I have not had a taste yet (saving for after dinner), but please do me a favor and guess how much this was :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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  1. A lot.
  2. Haven’t tried it myself, as I am not a big chocolate fan, but friends have raved about it.
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Your numbering confused me, but I see now, and you would be right.

NGL — I’m excited!

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It’s hard to tell exactly how large it is but I’ll guess around 3 oz for $18

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It’s very popular in Toronto right now.

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Just a lil over 80g at $11.65.

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Oh, not bad at all!

Someone at NW Chocolate Festival had a version, it was good. Nice blend of creamy & crunchy.

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So… it was alright. I guess my expectations were impossible to meet, given the price tag and the hype :woman_shrugging:t2:

Maybe I need to try a better version? Not the worst plan, trying all the Dubai chocolate products I can get my hands on. I do love pistachios, after all :blush:

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This one got some raves, if you can wait 'til next year.

https://www.instagram.com/doodledeborah/p/DEe1bhBRlPk/?img_index=1

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That might be better, but I’m not much of a cake person.

The bar I got was filled with a very light, delicate pistachio mousse & crispy kadaifi, and I can’t say that the outrageously expensive chocolate tasted outrageously better than any other chocolate I’ve had.

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Well, you don’t know 'til you try.

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#truth

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What is its claim to fame, apart from the dubious honor of being from Dubai? Has anyone compared it with the top brands from France and Belgium?

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Here’s a few links explaining the phenom. Much to nobody’s surprise, it originated from TikTok :roll_eyes:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dubai/comments/1h07w81/wth_is_a_dubai_chocolate_and_whys_everyone_hyping/#:~:text=It’s%20just%20the%20combination%20of,except%20for%20Just%20Fresh’s%20version).

FWIW.

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In their defense, wholesale chocolate prices rose 20-25% last year, and pistachios are one of the more expensive nuts.

Still doesn’t have to be worth it to you.

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And expectations are everything :wink:

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What I’m interested in is the quality of the actual chocolate itself. Is it closer to Bakers or to Valrhona? Or does the taste of the filling overwhelm the taste of the chocolate, so it doesn’t really matter?

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It was a creamy, tasty milk chocolate. Maybe you should just splurge on a bar and find out.

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I’m not a fan of milk chocolate (I like dark only). Also, I’m not one for the weird stuff that you get filled into chocolate; I shudder when I see chocolate with cayenne, tea, etc. Give me marzipan, give me raspberry!

BTW, I once had an absolutely amazing raspberry truffle made by Läderach. The outside had a pink coloration, and when you bit into it you got an explosion of raspberry.

I miss Bernard Callebaut chocolates, made in Canada, and filled with marzipan, chestnut, and Advocaat, among a bunch of other things. Their Champagne truffles were incredible, as were the cherries In brandy that were only available at Christmas.

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See, and I absolutely loathe raspberry chocolate — most fruit, actually, save for a hint of orange (e.g. the Lindt bar).

I’m pretty EO when it comes to chocolate, although I also prefer dark. That said, I’ll eat almost anything with pistachio in it, which seems to be a major part of the Dubai chocolate’s appeal.