Trendy delights: Chocolatey round ‘Dubai-style’ cookies are becoming the must-have dessert in South Korea, with stocks running dry as customers queue as early as 6am for the confectionery. — AFP
Chewy, crunchy and not-too-sweet, round, chocolatey “Dubai-style” cookies have become the must-have dessert – with the rush for the snacks even prompting the Red Cross to offer them as a draw for blood donors.
Springboarding off a global craze for “Dubai chocolate” – a pistachio-filled chocolate bar layered with fine shredded pastry known as kadaif – and fuelled by K-pop endorsements, “Dujjonku” have become a phenomenon all over the country.
