Montreal store owner makes his own Squid Game candy and it's a hit with local fans
CBC
Montreal convenience store owner Robert Kim says the hugely popular Netflix series Squid Game hit particularly close to home.
The South Korean show stirs up fond memories of childhood games and tasty treats, though his walk down memory lane doesn't include the deadly violence depicted in what has become the streaming service's most watched series with over 111 million views.
Kim and his wife decided to recreate the sugary delight, known as dalgona candy, that plays a central role in the show's third episode, The Man with the Umbrella.
Once the couple mastered the technique and put it on display, the candy sold out within the first hour.
The show has turned dalgona into a viral hit on social media platforms, like Tik Tok and YouTube, as fans try their hand at etching shapes out of the brittle honeycomb-like candy that is made of melted sugar and a pinch of baking soda.
On the show, contestants have to successfully cut a shape out of the candy to save their lives.
The nine-part thriller, in which cash-strapped contestants play childhood games with deadly consequences in a bid to win 45.6 billion won ($47 million Cdn), was launched on Netflix less than a month ago.
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