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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Woman with 90kg of viral Dubai chocolate apprehended by customs

German customs officials seized 90kg of the Internet famous Dubai chocolate last month from a woman at Hamburg airport, who is now on the line for hundreds of euros in import duties.

The chocolate bar features a crunchy mix of pistachio cream and knafeh – a crispy filo dough used in the dessert baklava – encased in milk chocolate. It went viral after TikTok food influencer Maria Vehera posted a video of herself eating a bar of it in 2023.

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