The Dubai Chocolate Bar has had a tremendous influence on manufacturers. And if you’re not stocking pistachio this year, you might be losing out. Specialty Food Reports
Dubai is synonymous with luxury. The city’s people are well-known for flaunting their rich lifestyles. It’s supper at six-star hotel, eye-wateringly expensive personalized sports vehicle number plates, shopping at brand fashion boutiques.
However, last year’s Dubai Chocolate Bar overshadowed all of these. The distinctive, exotic delicacy, which was first developed by Fix Dessert Chocolatier founder Sarah Hamouda in 2021 under the name Can’t Get Knafeh Of It, gained popularity on social media last year as influencers contributed their own twists on the bar.
The Dubai Chocolate Bar is made with combining crushed pistachios or pistachio paste with chopped kadaifi pastry, a thin, crispy, vermicelli-like variation with Turkish culinary origins, and tahini paste.
Sweet milk chocolate has layers of filling.
This movement has had an impact on every aspect of Western cuisine. Cafes (from independents to Starbucks) are introducing more pistachio bakes, lattes, and hot chocolates, specialty brands are incorporating the jewel-colored nut into their cakes, biscuits, and chocolates, and restaurants are featuring pistachio more prominently on their menus, both savory and dessert.
The pistachio taste trend
If you are a producer or merchant who has not discover pistachio, you may be missing out, according to those who have already invested, such as Rita Farhi chocolates, which just launched Dubai-style chocolate bars and truffles. “We had been monitoring the viral explosion of Dubai Chocolate and the growing love with pistachios, appearing in everything from croissants to gelato, and realized this was the perfect opportunity to put our own premium twist on the trend.
“The launch has received a tremendous response from Harrods, Liberty, Fenwick, and many independent partners. The pistachio obsession is here to stay, and we’re excited to be one of the first brands in the UK to introduce Dubai Chocolate.
Laura Vogan, the creator of the luscious marshmallow company S’more’a’licious, claim that she felt driven to take action when she noticed that everything related to pistachios was “taking off” in the early summer of 2024.
Pistachio Nutrition Facts
Pistachios, together with almonds, provide the most protein of any tree nut, with 20g of plant protein per 100g, or 6g in a 30g handful. And pistachio protein is ‘complete’ because it contains all nine important amino acids.
Melatonin, which is abundant in pistachios, is associated with improved sleep quality.
Pistachios are one of the few tree nuts that contain the potent antioxidant resveratrol. Actually, the antioxidant they contain are what give them their green and purple hues!
The approximately 3g of dietary fiber (both soluble and insoluble) in a handful of pistachios promotes digestive health.
The best nut source of potassium, a mineral that helps control blood pressure for heart health, is pistachios.
Pistachio Health Benefits
Eating a handful (30g) of pistachios before breakfast and dinner may be an easy strategy to help prevent diabetes. It also demonstrated that including 60g of pistachios in one’s daily diet has no negative effect on weight. Pistachios could also satisfy various essential nutritional deficiencies in the Asian Indian diet, such as protein and fiber.
Consuming pistachios alleviated a few metabolic syndrome symptoms. Without influencing body mass index or waist circumference, eating pistachios dramatically decreased systolic blood pressure (BP), triglycerides, and fasting blood glucose while raising HDL (good) cholesterol and diastolic BP.
In addition to improving cholesterol levels in adults, pistachio consumption may offer protection against cardiometabolic disorders. While HDL cholesterol levels were unaffected, pistachio nut consumption decrease total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.
Crazy Facts
Their popularity as a snack stems from the fact that each kernel only contains four calories.
Beyond their creamy texture and flavor, pistachios have numerous health advantages. Important phytochemicals found in pistachios enhance cardiovascular health by acting as antioxidants.
In other nations, like as Israel and Russia, hearing that strangely pleasurable snap is considered good fortune!
During the pistachio maturation process, the shell will open, producing a loud “pop” sound that alerts producers that the seed is ready for human consumption.
