Chocolate confectionery

It’s expensive and rich in calories, but everyone wants “Dubai chocolate” this season. Even at the traditional Christmas Market in Cologne, one of the largest and most famous in Germany, visitors line up for “handmade Dubai chocolate” at the traditional stall of the food trading company Kischmisch, which means “raisin” in Pashto.

When Ali Fakhro lays out a row of pistachio-filled chocolate bars in the morning at his bakery in Berlin, he knows they will be gone in a matter of hours.

Inspired by the viral success of the crunchy delicacy known as "Dubai chocolate," Fakhro, 32, hunted down a recipe and began making his own version two months ago.

In modern times, the Holy Grail of nutrition includes two basic concepts: terpene and beneficial. In every choice we make, we look for delicious taste and high functionality so that every bite we take offers pleasure and a positive effect on our bodies. And it has proven to be a rather difficult goal when it comes to protein bars, which have been extremely popular in recent years.