Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple

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SEOUL: Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes the traditional South Korean children's treat featured in the global cultural phenomenon 'Squid Game'...

SEOUL: Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes the traditional South Korean children's treat featured in the global cultural phenomenon 'Squid Game' — and once associated with post-war poverty — has hit a real-life jackpot.The Netflix smash hit series features a group of South Korea's most marginalized and deeply in debt, who compete in children's games for the chance of 45.6 billion won , with lethal consequences.

Orders for the 2,000-won sweets start piling up as soon as it opens, and before long, customers face six-hour waits, with some giving up and leaving empty-handed.In about 90 seconds, Lim melts an individual portion of sugar above a burner, before adding baking soda, flattening it into a circle, and punching it with the customer's preferred shape.He offers a wider range of choices than the four forms in the show — and has a newly added 'N' for Netflix.

 

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