I should have mentioned this before, but I wasn’t sure whether it was a necessary ingredient or not (I used it in the recipe I followed), but tahini paste is also mixed in with the pistachio. That seems to be canon, from what I gather, but I’m not sure all the stuff sold as “Dubai chocolate” contains it.
I haven’t had it by itself, but I got a Dubai chocolate doughnut from a bakery last summer. It was WAY too sweet. I don’t know if it was because that’s what Dubai chocolate is supposed to taste like, or if it was because it was combined with an over-sugared doughnut. The first bite or two were OK, but it got to be way too much. The doughnut is definitely not something I’d buy again.
I’ve never had the original Fix brand one, so maybe @Telemark can comment on what the baseline is. But the various commercial versions I’ve tried come in a range of sweetnesses, though do trend sweet, and I’ve had some homemade ones that were much more restrained. As I said above, when I make my own I use dark chocolate, because milk is just doubling down on sweetness I don’t think it needs.
As I have heard it, no. The UAE doesn’t have regional food trademarks like the EU does (champagne, etc) and the original product wasn’t actually offically called “Dubai Chocolate” so the term is legally meaningless aside from sounding exotic and the food being sorta middle-eastern
Last year Trader Joe’s came out with their version, it was I think $3.99 per bar. Cheap enough to give it a try. It was definitely good and had the crunchy/flaky texture, and I’d buy it again if they ever bring it back, but glad I didn’t spend more.
Our TJ’s never had it in–they said it all got diverted to bigger markets.
Laugh. Well done sir.
I’ve never had a Ghirardelli product that wasn’t wonderful.
It’s an overhyped fad. I’ve tried some, it’s interesting, but honestly I found the pastry in the chocolate a turn-off.
We cracked open our last Fix bar last night, yummy as ever. We can only eat one square per night, too rich for more than that.
I really liked Lindt Pistachio chocolate bars
I like pistachios, and Lindt is a quality chocolate brand at the supermarket.
Lindt isn’t shelving pistachio chocolate bars at our supermarkets anymore, and I had high hopes for Dubai chocolate.
But no. I wouldn’t buy that stuff at KitKat prices, because even at KitKat prices, KitKat is better.
The local Costco sells three types of Dubai Chocolate. It’s good, but at that price point there are many things I prefer. Costco also sells chocolate covered pistachios considerably cheaper.
The pistachio is okay, but what i really like is the crunch, and the second thing i like is the tahini.