The single bar
AED 45per 120g bar
One bar, wrapped in gold foil and sleeved. The right way to find out whether the fuss is warranted.
Delivered chilled across Dubai.
The product
Habibi's Kataifi Bar
Milk chocolate, toasted kataifi, pistachio cream. One bar, made in Al Quoz, delivered cold.
- Net weight
- 120 g
- Portions
- 16 squares
- Made
- To order
What it is
Habibi's is a thick milk chocolate bar filled with toasted kataifi pastry and pistachio cream, made in small batches in Dubai. The shell is tempered by hand so it snaps rather than bends. Inside, the shredded pastry is toasted in clarified butter until it holds its crunch against the filling, and the pistachio is ground to a cream with tahini and salt folded through it. Sweet, savoury and loud, the way a good dessert should be.
What goes in
Milk chocolate couverture
Cocoa butter, cocoa mass, milk solids and sugar, tempered by hand for the snap and the gloss.
Kataifi pastry
Fine shredded wheat pastry, cut short and toasted in clarified butter until it darkens to amber.
Pistachio
Ground to a loose cream that carries the filling rather than sitting on top of it as decoration.
Tahini
A small amount of sesame paste to keep the filling loose in the fridge and add a savoury edge.
Sea salt
Folded through the filling so the seasoning runs the length of the bar, not just the first bite.
Allergens. Contains milk, wheat (gluten), pistachio and sesame. Made in a kitchen that also handles other tree nuts, so we cannot guarantee against traces.
Before you open it
Serving and storage
Serving
Take the bar out of the fridge fifteen minutes before serving so the pistachio cream loosens and the aroma comes back.
Break along the moulded lines rather than cutting. A knife drags the filling and dulls the edge of the snap.
Sixteen squares to a bar, which plates comfortably for six to eight people alongside coffee or mint tea.
Storage
Store between 16 and 18 degrees, out of direct sun and away from anything strongly scented.
The fridge is fine through the summer months. Keep the bar sealed so it does not pick up other smells.
Best eaten within three weeks of the make date printed on the sleeve, while the kataifi is at its crispest.
Do not freeze. Freezing and thawing pushes moisture into the pastry and the crunch does not come back.
Pricing and orders
Buy a bar, or order for a table
Prices are in dirhams and include chilled delivery within Dubai. Delivery to the other Emirates is quoted with your order. Nothing is charged until we have confirmed the make date with you by reply.
Box of three
AED 125per box of three
Three bars in a rigid cocoa box. Enough to keep one and still have something to hand over.
Most ordered. Saves AED 10 against singles.
The gift six
AED 240per box of six
Six bars in the deep box with a gold seal and a hand-written card of your wording.
Card wording taken at checkout by email.
Events and corporate
On requestfor 25 bars and above
Larger runs for weddings, majlis evenings, client gifting and conference tables. Custom sleeves available.
Two weeks notice for branded sleeves.
How ordering works
You send the form
Quantity, delivery city and the date you need it. Nothing is charged at this point.
We reply with a total
Within one working day, Sunday to Thursday, with the make date and a delivery window.
You confirm and pay
Bank transfer or a payment link. Corporate orders can be invoiced against a purchase order.
We make and deliver cold
Bars are wrapped the day they are made and go out in an insulated box.