dalgona

Noun

dalgona (countable and uncountable, plural dalgonas)

1. A Korean sweet made of sugar and baking soda, usually pressed flat and stamped with a shape.
   • An Yong-hui, a Seoul street vendor who made the dalgonas – a honeycomb biscuit featured in the drama, told Reuters that fans start queueing outside his street kitchen at 11am, and he now sells 500 a day, compared with his pre-Squid Game sale of 200. […] Girls buying dalgonas in Seoul – Squid Game...2021 October 10, Edward Helmore, “You’ve seen the gory Squid Game TV show? Now buy the tracksuit…”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
   • The dalgona candy, featured in episode three of the show, was handmade by a group of candymakers in Seoul, which goes by the name of Segyero Dalgona. The street vendor has been making dalgona candies for eight years near the Hyehwa subway station, and provided 700 dalgonas to "Squid Game."2021 October 20, Chae Young Oh, Shihoo Lee, “'Squid Game' dalgona candy is world’s newest and sweetest trend”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2021