<p>Newsday food writer&nbsp;Melissa Azofeifa tries the Dubai cheesecake at The Dirty Cheesecake in Smithtown.</p>


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LI cheesecake shop takes on the Dubai chocolate trend

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'You get the creaminess with the crunch'

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