Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Babka

Bread was fantastic. I enjoyed every bite and will probably order another loaf. I was worried it would be too sweet but we could taste the chocolate and the pistachio equally

This babka is both interesting and unusual. Both items (Dubai Babka and Dubai Rugelach) arrived together, very promptly, the babka in a paper "bread" package, the rugelach in a cute little box (both inside the shipping box). The babka was a little dry to me (not unusual for a babka, though I'm not a babka expert) - but was easy to remedy (very slightly warming it in the microwave - like 11 sec on 2 or 3 - with a slightly damp plain paper towel draped very loosely over it), and it emerged perfect. It's a different taste (as well as a seeming oxymoron) --the dubai stuff cuts down a little bit on the chocolate sweetness, which to me is a good thing. And it has a surprise of chocolate ships and halved pistachios throughout. It's very good.

The babka didn't last long in my house. I got it on Wednesday and it was gone by Saturday. I had planned on freezing some of it but I must have been dreaming. It was SOOOOOO good.