SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean-style sugar candy “dalgona,” made by melting sugar and frothing it up with a pinch of baking soda, is gaining popularity in China as the mega-hit Netflix series “Squid Game” continues to gain fame worldwide. Typing in ‘Squid Game Dalgona’ on Chinese online shopping mall Taobao delivers numerous results [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly couple that has been selling Korean sugar candy “dalgona” in Seoul’s main theater street of Daehangno for 25 years hit the jackpot after creating the dalgonas that appear in the Netflix original Korean drama series “Squid Game.” Social media has been flooded with posts of photos and [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s food and beverage industry has fallen in deep love with the traditional Korean snack “dalgona.” The coffee industry, in particularly, is releasing a series of dalgona coffee products, which are enjoying rising popularity, especially among young people. Dalgona is increasingly being used in a variety of forms, [...]