I spent 5 hours standing there making candy and washing up pots. I used up almost 1 kilo/2lbs of sugar in my efforts to come up with the best, most reliable dalgona candy recipe. Little did I realise how much of a challenge Dalgona candy would be to make. This past Sunday I decided to try my hand at making it. In the show the Dalgona candy has four different shapes: umbrella, circle, star and triangle. I decided to make a Halloween version of this because Squid Game is about as Halloween as it gets and I had some cute, small Halloween cutters in the shape of a witch, owl, moon, cat, star and bat. Wait for 10 seconds and then tap the dalgona candy with a silicon spatula and if it sticks it's not ready, if it doesn't stick press away gently.ĩ- If you want to try your hand at making a single, larger dalgona candy you can use 1.5 tablespoons of sugar in a metal ladle over a gas flame - keep in mind you will always have to hold the ladle handle.ġ0- Dalgona gets sticky quickly especially if you live in a humid area so store it on parchment in the fridge or freezer to give it a longer life. But if you wait for too long it will harden and you won't be able to press it. If you press down too soon it will stick to your press and sort of implode within itself. You will also oil this lightly so that it doesn't stick to the candy.Ĩ- The timing for pressing down on your dalgona candy is crucial. If you don't add enough bicarb it won't foam up enough and it will be like a toffee (which is fine and totally edible but not dalgona) and if you add too much it will puff up considerably and won't work enough to press out.ħ- You will need something to press down on the candy once it is poured-usually a Hotteok press is used but if you don't have one this can be anything from a turner to the bottom of a saucepan but obviously you want it heat proof because again the mixture is hot AF. I used a tiny copper saucepan that was 12cms/4.7inches in diameter that worked perfectly (I tried every saucepan I had).Ħ - The amount of bicarb that you add is 2 pinches which I realise sounds like a vague term but once I started using a teaspoon it was waaaay too much and I found pinches much more reliable. Controlling the heat is crucial for candy making. And like with all candy making you do not want to rush because things are very hot.ĥ- Please use a heavy bottomed saucepan so that the sugar doesn't burn too quickly. It's much easier to make several small batches of dalgona candy than one large batch because timing is crucial and the sugar sets quickly and you want be able to press down and imprint the candy quickly enough. My recipe below makes 3 small dalgona discs (or 2 larger ones). The parchment prevented the caramel from forming a perfect disc.Ĥ- It is best to make only 2-3 dalgona discs at a time. I found that the sugar poured better into a circle on a lightly oiled baking tray than on a parchment lined tray. If you follow the recipe below closely then you should be able to achieve perfect Dalgona candy.Ģ- Please use metal cutters as the melted sugar is very, very hot and some plastics don't respond well to heat.ģ- Oil spray is your best friend to prevent the candy from sticking to the baking tin. My 10 Tips for making foolproof Dalgona Candy!ġ- Dalgona Candy can take a bit of trial and error to perfect as it is all about timing and controlling temperature. Dalgona Candy involves just two ingredients: sugar and bicarbonate of soda. We usually eat honeycomb as chunks but Dalgona candy tastes like honeycomb but it's just in a thin disc rather than a fat chunk so it offers a different textural experience. It's a nostalgic treat that has been revived in popularity ever since the series came out. In Korea Dalgona candy is a popular street food made in metal ladles over a burning stove. So you may have read about Dalgona coffee and Dalgona candy is not coffee flavoured but it's basically a round disc of honeycomb with an imprinted shape on top. I don't want to give anything else away but one of the games involves Dalgona candy. The games themselves are based on games they played as kids with a macabre twist. Basically it references the pervasive problem of personal debt in Korean society and in the story, people that are in deep debt are offered a chance to compete in life or death challenges where if you lose you die. It also gave me nightmares every night so I binged it so that I could sleep more soundly. However it is also extremely violent so not for the squeamish or kids. It's a very layered show with lots of commentary about aspects of Korean society. If you'd like to wake up to a delicious email just enter your email address below. Every morning I send my friends the latest restaurant, recipe or travel story from my blog.
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