World Chocolate Day: What to do in the UAE

Nibble this sweet fact: it's World Chocolate Day on July 7th, and that means a legitimate excuse – I mean right – to satisfy your cravings. to go to the chocolate factory?

There's a table full of chocolate at Mirzam, Al Serkal Avenue – and small bowls with chips to taste Let your nose take you through the spice attack – cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom – everything intoxicating, is not unpleasant, and the flavors are a brushstroke on the ancient route of spices.

After a quick dip in the bowls and a spike of serotonin later, retrace your steps: it's not just a shop, it's a factory where the cocoa beans When you enter the shop, a thick pane separates you from the workshop area, the steel instruments are buzzing gently as they roast, crush, melt and turn the pods into sweets. treats

The whole process – of beans to bite – is a seven- deal of the day, our guide to the factory, Olivia, tells us that we went to see the springs of the Gooey chocolate and we go from one machine to another.

Packaging is handmade; and an area at the back provides sweet drinks made from coconut.

It's here that the taste buds have fun.

For World Chocolate Day, Kathy Johnston, head of Mirzam's chocolates, says: planned a whole day of activities; from 9am, we organize workshops for children.

They will dip lollipops in chocolate and decorate them, in addition to a challenge of tasting and games.

In the evening, there is talk of a special project of fermentation of cocoa beans The group made a plantation in India

For adults, "two chocolate shops will mold chocolate bars and put glitter and things like that to make their own Spice Route chocolate. And we will also do dark chocolate dipping workshops.

Johnston adds, "On top of that, we are going to make five different micro-lots of chocolate that people will be able to taste and many other activities and

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WATER CHOCOLATE DAY ACTIVITIES

Try a donut

Krispy Kreme will do everything to spread the joy this year with chocolate iced donuts on Supply – as long as stocks last. The celebration will begin in Auckland, New Zealand, at the stroke of midnight there, then we will do so too.

Turkish delight

at Grosvenor House Dubai Marina and head to Rüya. Just ignore the crowd – they are there because of what is offered. The new sweet treat, Cikolata ve Susam, is a creamy blend of rich dark chocolate and hazelnut ice cream topped with a whirlwind of black sesame praline and sesame halved crumble. Cost Dh45

Chocolate Tower

Why settle for a tiny bite when you can have an entire tower? The Coffee Club's Australian restaurant offers delicious cocoa dishes, the best of all is the dark chocolate sauce that serves as a plate for a chocolate cake topped with ice cream, chocolate shavings and pistachios Dim sum yum ]

This one is good on any day of the year. Chocolate Xiao Long Bao of Din Tai Fung is a work of art. And it comes with a picture of how to eat it. Drill a hole in the dark sum and let the steam out. When you feel you can handle the heat, put it in your mouth. The melting chocolate pours on the sides and … we challenge you to keep your eyes open.