In the high-stakes world of Squid Game, survival often comes down to a deceptively simple childhood game: carving a shape out of a brittle candy. But beyond the drama, this iconic treat—dalgona—offers ...

The candies became a beloved street food in the ‘70s, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s "Seoul Guide Book." In "Squid Game," the candies are a part of a carving challenge that has ...

A dalgona stall in Seoul says sales boosted up to eight times. SEOUL, South Korea -- The traditional South Korean treat dalgona honeycomb candy, also known as ppopki in Korean, has taken the world by ...

On Netflix’s Squid Game, the extraordinarily popular South Korean show whose premise is that 456 contestants have to play children’s games for survival, making Dalgona candy cookies without breaking ...

Maybe you live in one of the approximately 142 million households that have watched Squid Game, the terrifying South Korean survival drama series turned global phenomenon. And maybe you’re one of ...

Squid Game episode 3, “The Man With the Umbrella,” introduced non-Korean fans to the sweet treat called “Honeycomb” or dalgona candy. In the episode, Player 067 (Jung Ho-yeon) climbs into the vents to ...

Less than a month after Squid Game topped Netflix’s global charts with 111 million viewers, the dalgona candy featured on the show continues to have its moment in New York City restaurants. The retro ...

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 dalgona ...

Interest in the South Korean treat has spiked since the debut of the Netflix drama “Squid Game.” By Christina Morales One of Maddy Park’s earliest memories of street food was when vendors set up a ...