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Konstantin J. Zsigo | Chocolatier

Pistachio Kataifi "Dubai" Chocolate Bar

Pistachio Kataifi "Dubai" Chocolate Bar

Regular price $20.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $20.00 USD
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This is my version of the trending candy bar made famous in Dubai.  It is not an exact copy, but it is meant to be authentic in every respect.  It does have my own touches.

I don't buy pistachio paste, I make it myself.  I grind the pistachios with a stone grinder for over 12 hours so that they are silky smooth.  I add sugar and toasted sesame seeds (to make tahini) as well as a touch of cocoa butter and sunflower oil.  I also gently toast kataifi dough with butter / ghee so that it turns a golden brown and gets a nice, crisp crunch and then add it to the pistachio to make the filling.

The bars are decorated by hand using colored cocoa butter. They are then formed in either milk or dark chocolate, then filled with the pistachio paste & kataifi shred. On TikTok it's called Pistachio Kanafeh, which is what I've made here, but Kanafeh is really a dessert made with kataifi and has cheese.

Also, note there is no white chocolate mixed with the pistachio.  That's just wrong if you see it out there.

The bar is more petite, it's 3 1/2 inches long.

Although I'm a dark chocolate fan, I recommend you get the milk chocolate version of this bar.  I think it's a better match to the pistachio/tahini flavor.

Bloopers - occasionally you'll see blooper boxes for sale.  These are bars that may have cracked or leaked a little, or maybe have a blemish.  They taste perfect but don't look perfect. 


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  • 5 stars: 332 (88%)
  • 4 stars: 21 (6%)
  • 3 stars: 13 (3%)
  • 2 stars: 4 (1%)
  • 1 star: 6 (2%)
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Michaela

How does one contact customer support on this page? I ordered three of these bars thinking they were regular sized candy bars, as that’s how they’re pictured and the description of the bar doesn’t state otherwise. My candy bars WERE THE SIZE OF MY PINKY FINGER. THESE ARE PRICED AT 20$.

Absolutely unacceptable. I ordered these after being in the hospital for a long time, and wanted to buy something special for myself. I have never bought from an actual chocolatier before, and let me tell you it will never happen again. I am poor, and this was a huge decision for me that I went out in a limb for. Never again. If customer support could contact me, I would like a refund on my order.

Hi Michaela .. customer support is just replying to the confirmation email and then you're talking directly to me. The bar is 3 1/2' long. Not trying to trick anyone. It's a premium bar, very hard to make, high quality ingredients. Sometimes bigger isn't better.

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Sheila Howard

These are the perfect candy bar, the crackle of the chocolate the crunch of the filling with just the right sweetness. I get these for gifts my whole family loves them. All his chocolate is amazing

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Sheila Howard

Amazing chocolate bar. Perfectly made and crunchy kataifi is addictive. Super great quality and looks beautiful too. Will order these again, no other chocolate compares as far as I’m concerned. You won’t be disappointed get more than you think you want 🤗♥️

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Nathan

Arrived so fast and so tasty

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Andrew Dearman

Loved them

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Christopher

He nailed it with these

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Kenneth

Amazing chocolate

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laviveca walker

Didn’t really like the milk chocolate, for some reason it just threw it off. The pistachio part was good. I think it would probably taste a lot better If it was dark chocolate, maybe one day I might try that.

We have them in Dark Chocolate .. Most people like the milk chocolate version better but there are others that absolutely swear by the dark chocolate version instead. I really only wanted to make one or the other, but the customers have spoken and I'll always do both!

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Sheila

Pretty good!

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Steve Martz

Fantastic!

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Junebugg

I ordered these back when he was still tweaking things and they were soooo good. I ordered a second batch of the finalized recipe and OH MY GOD!!!! Truthfully the best version of the Dubai chocolate bar I have ever had, and I was really obsessed with it for quite a while! The delicacy and artistry, as well as the respect he has for his ingredients really comes through. Can’t wait to try more. Also to those commenting on price… You mean high quality, small batch, homemade delicacies are expensive? And meltable product costs more to ship????? Duh guys…🙄

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Rachel Lang

SOO good! Loved this bar. Saw your candy on TikTok and would order this bar again! Only downfall is the shipping is expensive. 😕

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Kenneth Pearson

Absolutely insane quality. Beautiful chocolate, balanced structure, incredible mouthfeel. No flavors overtake any others, but they all shine. My wife is a huge fan of pistachio and felt the representation here was excellent. I'm more of a taste-over-looks kinda guy, but the designs are exceptional as well. Highly recommend.

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Joel Stamnes

AMAZING. Absolutely delicious. I am mad I didnt order more. Will order again for sure.

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Brooklynn Honsinger

The best “dubai” bar i’ve ever had. I wish I ordered more!

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Samuel Gebhart

Taste was great. These are my favorite. We enjoyed the new unmamed bar too. Bars were melted and had deformed upon arrival even inside the cold-packaged-box. We also felt the price was high for 3 tiny bars, but i recongize this has to do with shipping expenses. After we cooled the bars in the fridge, we we're able to handle and eat them. They were fantastic.

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Catherine M.

Perfectly balanced sweetness and the pistachio filling was great!

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Jeremy Woods

My wife and I greatly enjoyed our buckeyes and pistachio chocolate bars. They were packed nicely and transported with ice packs to keep from melting too.

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Amanda Griffith

I loved it! I thought it had the perfect amount of crunch that you look for in this chocolate bar but it was also not dry at the same time. Would buy again!

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Garrett Miller

Fantastic chocolate, with a great personalized touch. Truly a top quality product!

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stacey warr

Great bars. Flaky salt on top would elevate this

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Michael Vinci

All of the bars I got were friggin delicious! Will be ordering more soon!

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Nicklaus Ruiz

My favorite kataifi bar ever. Will continue to order when I can as long as they are offered!

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John Butterman

A note to start, I wouldn't give any of the similar type chocolate bars I've tasted 4 stars, so this is the best of the lot. Purchased these because my wife has celiac's disease. She thought that they were good but too much pistachio forward flavor for her taste. I enjoyed the creamy pistachio and crunch of the bars, of course the chocolate as always is superb. In the end these are the best of this type of bar that I have had yet.

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Keith Dauses

Very good flavor,chewy. Super delicious

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Jordan

Great product, family loves them. Very interesting. They are small but I knew that from tiktok and the size is mentioned. People giving 1 star because they can't read the size listed are losers.

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Kayla Cantrell

Ever since trying these bars, I have been hooked. Everything about them is perfect and crafted with love. This is my FAVORITE treat ever! 100/10 stars

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Billie Bricker

Fast shipping and very well wrapped, including an ice pack to prevent melting.

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Clint

The chocolate was high quality and the pistachio paste was incredible. I would recommend this to everyone.