PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — We head to Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood to make a dessert that’s taken a viral chocolate bar and turned it into another trending treat – the Dubai chocolate brownie, in all of its crunchy, creamy, pistachio packed glory.
Haraz Coffee House invites us unto their kitchen for one of the most decadent bites ever.
Dubai chocolate can be seen all over TikTok.
“It’s quite a big trend these days,” says Enaas Sultan, the Head Pastry Chef at Haraz Coffee House. “It has a nutty balance from the pistachio. It’s chocolatey and it’s crunchy.”
The Dubai chocolate brownie is kind of like the viral chocolate bar, but in brownie form.
Sultan says it’s the perfect pairing for the coffee creations at Haraz, Philly’s first Yemeni coffee shop.
“The heart of what we do is we serve Yemeni coffee,” says Sultan. “It feels good to feel like we’re adding something new to the Fishtown scene, because it’s such a vibrant and exciting neighborhood.”
Yemeni’s coffee history runs deep.
“It’s the birthplace of the coffee trade that was recorded,” Sultan says.
The name Haraz is a nod to that history.
“Haraz is a mountain range in Yemen, and that’s where a lot of the coffee cultivation in Yemen happens,” she adds.
The women-led coffee house is truly a family affair. Sultan works with her mother, her aunt and a family friend.
“It’s been really special to do this with our family,” she says.
When it comes to the coffee, the pistachio latte is their best seller.
“We combining really interesting nuts or spices with coffee, which is not very common in the United States,” says Sultan’s mother, Zehra Wamiq.
Customers are also eager to learn about the culture.
“A lot of them say that when we come here, it seems like we are transported to a different part of the world,” says Wamiq.
She also says this space is about community.
“The idea was to create a safe space with longer hours so people of all ages have a place to go that’s not a bar,” she says. “This is a space where we serve non alcoholic drinks and we have programming like game nights and other fun things.”
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