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Exotic snack guides from the Chicago store

What is actually worth buying, how hot it really is, and where to find it — written off the shelves at 4226 N Harlem Ave, Norridge.

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Shelf of Dubai chocolate bars from Turkish makers Carians, Bolci and Miskets in stock at Exotic Snaxx, 4226 N Harlem Ave, Harwood Heights IL
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Where to Buy Dubai Chocolate (And How to Avoid a Soft One)

Buy Dubai chocolate somewhere the stock turns over quickly, because the crunch is what you are paying for and it fade...

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Jar of Dubai chocolate pistachio cream with kataifi beside a Turkish-made chocolate bar on the counter at Exotic Snaxx in Harwood Heights, Chicago
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Why Is Dubai Chocolate So Expensive? A Breakdown of the Real Costs

Dubai chocolate is expensive because pistachios are one of the costliest nuts in confectionery, the bars are two to t...

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Close-up of a Dubai chocolate bar snapped in half showing the green pistachio cream and golden kataifi strands inside, at Exotic Snaxx in Harwood Heights
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What Does Dubai Chocolate Taste Like? An Honest Description

Dubai chocolate tastes like a toasted pistachio pastry wrapped in milk chocolate. The pistachio cream is nutty and sl...

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Dubai chocolate bar broken open to show the pistachio cream and toasted kataifi filling, on the shelf at Exotic Snaxx in Harwood Heights, Chicago
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What Is Dubai Chocolate? The Pistachio Kunafa Bar, Explained

Dubai chocolate is a thick milk chocolate bar filled with pistachio cream and toasted kataifi, the shredded pastry us...

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Japanese Hata Ramune strawberry soda and imported exotic drinks at Exotic Snaxx in Harwood Heights Chicago
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Exotic Drinks Worth Trying: Ramune, Fanta Flavors and More

Start with Japanese Ramune for the marble bottle and the lighter formulation, then foreign Fanta flavours that never ...

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Cadbury Curly Wurly and imported British chocolate bars on the UK and Europe shelf at Exotic Snaxx Chicago
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UK and European Snacks Americans Always Ask For

The most requested British and European imports are Cadbury bars made in the UK, Walkers crisps, Maltesers, Curly Wur...

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Ghost pepper cotton candy from the Nuclear heat tier of the Exotic Snaxx mystery box, Chicago
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Mystery Snack Boxes: How They Work and How to Pick Your Heat Tier

A mystery snack box is an assortment whose contents are hidden until you open it. Ours is sorted by heat rather than ...

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Lucas Muecas chamoy candy and Mexican chamoy snacks on the shelf at Exotic Snaxx Chicago
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What Does Chamoy Taste Like? A Beginner's Guide

Chamoy tastes sweet, sour, salty and mildly spicy all at once. The base is pickled fruit, usually apricot or plum, wi...

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Korean Cheese Buldak ramen and imported Korean snacks on the Korea shelf at Exotic Snaxx Chicago
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Korean Snacks You Can't Get at a Regular Grocery Store

The Korean snacks a regular grocery store never carries are the flavour variants: Cheese and Rose Buldak, Korean Fant...

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UK Cadbury Flake bar beside imported chocolate on the UK and Europe shelf at Exotic Snaxx Chicago
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Exotic Snacks 101: Why Foreign Versions Taste Different

Foreign versions of familiar snacks taste different because of four things: the fat and milk formulation, the sweeten...

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Imported Japanese Pocky and international snacks priced individually at Exotic Snaxx Chicago
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International Snack Box vs Building Your Own: Real Cost Breakdown

Building your own costs less per item and gets you only what you want. A curated international snack box costs more p...

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Hand-packed exotic snack box contents from Exotic Snaxx, an international snack store in Harwood Heights Chicago
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What Is a Snack Box? Every Type Explained (and What's Inside Ours)

A snack box is a curated assortment of snacks sold as one package. The main types are international or country boxes,...

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