Squid Game: Fans flock to candy shop for a taste of 'deadly' treat

Contestants on the show have to carve out the symbol etched into a brittle sugar candy called dalgona without cracking the whole piece or risk being shot by masked enforcers. Photo: Handout

The series has become a viral hit by depicting childhood games with deadly consequences. One of the challenges has the cash-strapped contestants on the show carving out the symbol etched into a brittle sugar candy called dalgona without cracking the whole piece or risk being shot by masked enforcers.

Dalgona is typically sold with a variety of shapes but Squid Game featured four, a triangle, circle, star, and an umbrella. One piece is about 2,000 won (RM7) but you can get a buy-one, get-one-free deal if you don't crack the first one.