Calls to Sweet Schmitt’s Candy (422 N. Main St.) asking about the TikTok-viral Dubai chocolate started around Valentine’s Day and began selling for $4 a piece by early March. This chocolate creation from Saudi Arabia’s FIX Dessert Chocolatier blends knafeh — an eastern Mediterranean dessert made with kataifi filo pastry, rosewater, fresh cheese, pistachio, and cream — with tahini paste, coated in chocolate.
The resulting flavor is earthy and sweet, while the knafeh and extra pistachio add crunch and texture.
“I hope people keep coming back for it. It’s something we’re going to keep in our normal rotation,” owner Michael Schmitt says.
Other local sellers include Lily’s Mediterranean Express (4120 N. First Ave.), which offers bars topped with golden flakes and a Dubai cup filled with strawberries. Posh Sweet Treats (122 N. Weinbach Ave., Ste. 200), open by appointment Wednesday through Friday, has bars plus a Dubai White Chocolate Cheesecake Bowl and a Dubai Pineapple Cup. To sit and savor Dubai chocolate, try it for dessert at Marida Mediterranean Restaurant (1 E. Water St., Newburgh, Indiana).
