<![CDATA[What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden?]]>What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? It's annoying me. (I probably shouldn't be annoyed, but I am.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/05f67e0b-fc36-4477-906b-bfedb3ce1953/what-is-the-deal-with-dubai-chocolate-all-of-a-suddenRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 10:27:24 GMTWed, 15 Apr 2026 23:21:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:49:08 GMT]]>@Thumper1964 @APBBlue
The only difference is it's full of "pistachio" paste and has crushed "pistachios" on top]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-6869-e05c-34f3-97e152525474https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-6869-e05c-34f3-97e152525474Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:49:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:07:59 GMT]]>@APBBlue I’ve wondered the same thing myself. I’d never heard of it until a couple of months ago. I do admit to enjoying Dubai chocolate-flavored coffee, but I don’t know how, or if, it differs from other chocolate.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/Thumper1964/statuses/116412178732775452https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/Thumper1964/statuses/116412178732775452Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:07:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:05:34 GMT]]>@APBBlue fads amirite

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/datn/statuses/116411933295772372https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/datn/statuses/116411933295772372Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:05:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:57:12 GMT]]>@APBBlue
I was seeing it at Aldi's, gas stations and Walmart and rolled my eyes lol]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-1069-e041-f840-086688179334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-1069-e041-f840-086688179334Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:57:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:56:32 GMT]]>@callan I think I just really hate fads.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411897779035225https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411897779035225Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:56:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:56:02 GMT]]>@APBBlue It’s not good, overhyped and overpriced.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/callan/statuses/116411895821416271https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/callan/statuses/116411895821416271Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:55:12 GMT]]>@intransitivelie@beige.party @APBBlue@thepit.social Good point. Hershey is the OG enshittifier: they intentionally ruin their flagship product to make it taste of sour milk because of nostalgia, and they've bought up every other international chocolate brand's US distro rights and ruined those recipes too.

So yeah, the Hershey kitkat version is the ultimate sign that the trend is gone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://firetribe.org/notes/al4e5n0729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://firetribe.org/notes/al4e5n0729Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:55:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:53:47 GMT]]>@aheartoffire1996 It's maybe just making it now to all of the dumb chains around me (Panera, etc.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411886953057123https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411886953057123Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:53:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:50:06 GMT]]>@APBBlue
Dude, it's been around since '23! Kinda a dumb fad if you ask me. A reason to make a chocolate bars outrageously expensive]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-9869-e040-4eec-e18652290961https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-9869-e040-4eec-e18652290961Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:50:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:47:57 GMT]]>@deathkitten @APBBlue
Maybe, but it'd be Nestlé there I think.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/intransitivelie/statuses/116411864046610278https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/intransitivelie/statuses/116411864046610278Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:47:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:31:07 GMT]]>@datn Still going strong over here. 🙄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411797855981687https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116411797855981687Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:31:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:16:12 GMT]]>@APBBlue it’s an interesting thing and exploded a year ago, but it’s just not for me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samerfarha/statuses/116411739191001389https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samerfarha/statuses/116411739191001389Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:13:55 GMT]]>@APBBlue that fad has already come and gone here in Berlin, and I can say that those among my friends who raved about it last year are acting a bit sheepish about it now

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/datn/statuses/116411730215840110https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/datn/statuses/116411730215840110Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:13:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:36:04 GMT]]>@APBBlue astroturfing/marketing for Dubai

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/zackstern/statuses/116411581388218666https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/zackstern/statuses/116411581388218666Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:36:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:29:19 GMT]]>@APBBlue

I think I read something about this a few months ago and it sounded like a Housewives of Some City type of fad and I think it immediately fell out of my brain. 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RVLara23/statuses/116411554823609564https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RVLara23/statuses/116411554823609564Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:29:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:26:01 GMT]]>@count_01 @APBBlue
And endurance equestrian.
And 7-star hotels.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/EllenInEdmonton/statuses/116411541872489769https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/EllenInEdmonton/statuses/116411541872489769Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:26:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:12:28 GMT]]>@APBBlue is that where all that stolen kitkat chocolate ended up?!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/noplasticshower/statuses/116411488549189486https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/noplasticshower/statuses/116411488549189486Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:12:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:11:34 GMT]]>@APBBlue i am annoyed by many things I shouldn't be, that's one of the main reasons I'm in therapy

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/ebooksyearn/statuses/116411485018460634https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/ebooksyearn/statuses/116411485018460634Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:11:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:11:07 GMT]]>@APBBlue You've a right to be annoyed. It's been hyped for a very long time (>year at least), the boom caused by TikTok (of course).

I tried some made by a good chocolatier (already forgotten who, so not *that* good), and it's tasty when done right.

BUT it seems it's now being used as a fancy name for pistachio in chocolate, no kataifi.

And it's everywhere: gas stations, 99 Ranch has a cheap Chinese one that's gross and tastes like cornflakes, Dollar Tree has waffle cone tips with pistachio.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/fleur_de_LA/statuses/116411483265729639https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/fleur_de_LA/statuses/116411483265729639Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:11:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:10:56 GMT]]>@intransitivelie@beige.party @APBBlue@thepit.social There's probably already one in Japan.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://firetribe.org/notes/al4afk3d23https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://firetribe.org/notes/al4afk3d23Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:42:31 GMT]]>@APBBlue Methinks just the current fad item. Give it time. Something else as stupid will come along and replace it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jason844/statuses/116411370789232454https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jason844/statuses/116411370789232454Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:38:26 GMT]]>@APBBlue
If it makes you feel any better, we seem to be on the tail end of the fad, based on availability and price. In a few months Hershey will come out with a Dubai chocolate KitKat and that will be that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/intransitivelie/statuses/116411354764535641https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/intransitivelie/statuses/116411354764535641Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:38:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:37:18 GMT]]>@APBBlue it's annoying. you're right to be annoyed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.afront.org/users/MLE_online/statuses/116411350310177114https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.afront.org/users/MLE_online/statuses/116411350310177114Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is the deal with Dubai chocolate all of a sudden? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:30:26 GMT]]>@nirak @APBBlue I am also annoyed, irrationally.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/IcooIey/statuses/116411323300072269https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/IcooIey/statuses/116411323300072269Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:30:26 GMT