{"id":53352,"date":"2026-04-22T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=53352"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:26:12","slug":"sharjah-just-launched-its-own-chocolate-brand-heres-what-it-tastes-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/sharjah-just-launched-its-own-chocolate-brand-heres-what-it-tastes-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah Just Launched Its Own Chocolate Brand: Here\u2019s What It Tastes Like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After Dubai and Abu Dhabi had their moment with viral chocolate brands, it\u2019s now Sharjah\u2019s moment to shine. <strong>Qand is a premium chocolate and confectionery line<\/strong> made with organic ingredients. The brand will focus on <strong>ingredients grown and produced locally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The base of each product comes from things we all know and love know: dates, fruits, and honey. Milk from Mleiha is part of the recipes, giving the chocolate a distinctly local base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word \u201cQand\u201d comes from an old term used for crystallised sugar, with roots tracing back to Sanskrit, then Persian, and later into Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SaveClip.App_474452232_18302549707227721_4900796464395682982_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wondering what Sharjah\u2019s chocolate tastes like? Here are two flavours already revealed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pumpkin chocolate bites with almond flakes<\/strong><br>Made with Mleiha milk and filled with a caramel mix of dates and pumpkin. The filling includes sliced almonds, cardamom, and saffron, all coated in Belgian chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Al Faya honeycomb with sea salt<\/strong><br>A crisp honeycomb centre with caramelised notes, covered in Belgian dark chocolate and finished with a light touch of sea salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to compare them or pick up a tasty souvenir from the UAE, there are now several options to choose from: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/fix-chocolate-opens-january-pop-at-museum-of-the-future-new-flavour-is-coming\/\">Dubai\u2019s viral FIX chocolate<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/new-abu-dhabi-chocolate-by-snaap-heres-what-the-capital-tastes-like\/\">Abu Dhabi\u2019s variation by SNA\u2019AP<\/a><\/strong>, and Sharjah\u2019s new Qand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Chocolate Lovers: A Musical in Abu Dhabi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If chocolate is already on your mind, there\u2019s more coming up. <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em> hits the stage at Etihad Arena from August 28 to September 6. 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Qand is a premium chocolate and confectionery line made with organic ingredients. The brand will focus on ingredients grown and produced locally. The base of each product comes from things we all know and love know: dates, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":53357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629"}}],"cities":[{"id":15500,"slug":"sharjah","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/sharjah\/","api_id":3,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0629"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}