It was part sweet treat, part game. Candy makers melted sugar and frothed it up with a pinch of baking soda to make this dalgona candy, Ms. Park recalled. They then pressed the mixture flat and ...

I tried making the South Korean dalgona candy that became famous worldwide after 'Squid Game' aired. In the show, cash-strapped players carve out designs in the candy, risking death if it cracks.

SEOUL, South Korea -- The traditional South Korean treat dalgona honeycomb candy, also known as ppopki in Korean, has taken the world by storm thanks to the hit Netflix drama “Squid Game.” ...

Squid Game has ramped up restaurant diners’ demand for the retro Korean childhood street snack so much so that it looks like the dalgona candy, also called ppopgi, is here to stay. From a ...

Korean dramas have a unique way of introducing viewers to Korean culture, and food plays a massive role in that experience.

Inspired by the game from Episode 3, people are learning how to make dalgona candy so they can replicate the dalgona candy challenge on TikTok (minus the lethal element) with the popular Korean sweet.

That’s right! It’s the Dalgona Candy Challenge which involves players using multiple techniques to carve an assigned shape — circle, triangle, star, or umbrella — out of a round toffee ...