I now understand why it's gone viral on TikTok
In August of 2024, a new trend hit TikTok, with thousands of users trying something called a 'Dubai Chocolate Bar'. Social media pages were filled with reviews, dupes and recipes to make it yourself from home. The original source of the trend came from Dubai-based Fix Dessert Chocolatier, with a bar called the "Can't Get Knafeh of It".
The ingredients are fairly simple - a milk chocolate exterior filled with kataifi, which is a special wafer-like pastry, plus pistachio and tahini paste. The mix of flavours won over fans around the world - and there were plenty of replicas from people trying to create their own versions. The ECHO previously reported that Espresso Cafe on Park Road, which was called the 'best on the street', had the treat in store for £4, so we decided to send our reporter Alice down and try it out.
"I went inside and asked for the Dubai chocolate bar, taking a moment to marvel at the range of other foods on offer. Once I had the goods, which cost £4, I returned to the office to taste it." Alice said: "I have documented what the bar looks like in the video linked above, which you can also find on the ECHO's social media channels, but to summarise, I believe that the Espresso Cafe's Dubai Chocolate Bar is pretty decent for the price. I really enjoyed the filling, as I am a huge fan of pistachio, and if anything, this was the part that won me over the most.
"I also liked the ganache outside, but I did find that the wafer on the inside felt strange on my teeth due to the texture. However, this is part and parcel for eating wafer, so overall, I really enjoyed it. I definitely think that the star of the show was the pistachio, but I think I'd buy it again if I was passing by which, as I mentioned earlier, I tend to do fairly often."
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