Voluptuous viral victuals thrust themselves in my face on Instagram daily, but I usually just move on. Until I met the Dubai chocolate bar. Yes, I’m late to the party, but that’s how much control I’ve shown—and I can’t anymore. I’ve watched so many videos of people cracking open these chocolate bars on social media—and this delicious-looking pistachio filling just spills out—and there I am squeezing a toothpaste tube, hoping that if I close my eyes and wish hard enough, the tooth fairy will replace my toothpaste with pistachio filling. The dentist wouldn’t be happy, but I would look forward to brushing my teeth.
However, the words “Dubai chocolate bar” sound expensive, so I figured going OG was out. And that’s when Nate came in clutch. He found a bag of individually wrapped Dubai chocolate squares—at Costco!
Of course, Nate was skeptical, but he unwrapped a square right away, ate it, and said, “That’s good.” Then, he unwrapped another one and ate it, too. This is what that means in Nate language: “Holy, mother!*#@$% I’m moving to a deserted island with this stuff—and no one is invited.”
So, I’m thinking one bag won’t be enough for our household. We need to stock up.
The chocolate on the outside is a good, quality creamy chocolate with just a hint of bittersweet, which I like. It makes a most satisfying cracking sound when you break it open. The inside is creamy pistachio confection perfection—with crispy bits of phyllo dough (kadayif).
Mostly, you’ll just want to eat these all by themselves, but if you want serving suggestions, here they are. Serve these with:
- A social media hiatus
- Buckets of extra pistachio filling (in case you need a dipping sauce)
- A firehose that’s blasting water (you will be thirsty)
- A lifetime membership to Costco
- Flowery meadows filled with mint-colored unicorns that like to share chocolate and books
In other news: I’m back at The Daily Drunk as the adult beverages columnist. Woohoo!
Your Turn: Is there a food trend you are following on social media?
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 
I have so many recipes I still haven’t tried, I can’t be bothered following food trends on social media.
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Looks delicious! But I love both chocolate and pistachio in just about any form.
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I agree! There is not a chocolate or pistachio-flavored food I can resist.
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I haven’t met a chocolate I didn’t like, with or without pistachios!
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🙂
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I would hide them away and sneak to nibble when everyone is out, or if desperate, when they are not looking.
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That’s an excellent plan!
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I think sous vide cooking was trending about ten years ago and I’m stuff in that time. 😊
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I see so many restaurant menus that carry “sous vide” meats–and whenever we travel as a family to a restaurant and see that on the menu, we all shout, “Gary!” 🙂
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Ha, thank you, that made me smile 😊
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Almost worth getting a Costco membership! Looks delish!
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Yes–it is totally worth it!
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Heading to Costco now to look for this!
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It’s so good!
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Never heard of this. Because I am 80. Clearly. So happy you found an easy way to get your fix. And good of Nate to control his reaction. 🙂 I’ll have to look for these.
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They’re so good–hope you get to try them!
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I’m not fond of pistachio ice cream, so I’m somewhat skeptical on these. But, if I came across them, I would def try nonetheless!
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A food trend on social media? Here in Italy there are a lot: vegetarian, vegan, no salt, no sugar, no fruit, only fruit, no meat, only meat …. I follow my taste 😉
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Yes! Following your taste is always best. Cheers!
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