It was the heard round the world.

On Dec. 19, 2023, TikTok user uploaded a video of herself eating a chocolate bar made by based in Dubai. The clip has received almost 6 million likes.

The crunch of the kadayif ¡ª a traditional dessert in the Middle East and Turkey ¡ª and burst of vibrant green pistachio spilling out from its chocolate encasing was enough to grab viewers¡¯ attention, prompting influencers and their followers around the globe to give ¡°Dubai chocolate¡± (dobai choko in Japanese) a shot.