Chasing the ‘Dubai-style’ cookie craze


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.

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