How to Play the ‘Squid Game’ Dalgona Candy Challenge Without Leaving Your House (2024)

FAQs

How do you play the dalgona Squid Game? ›

At the center of the dalgona is an indentation of the player's chosen shape. With only 10 minutes on the clock, the players must extricate their shape with the needle without breaking the candy. If the clock runs out or they break the candy, they are eliminated (ie. they are killed).

Here's how you can win:

Dunk it in milk! Same theory as licking the candy but watch out for it melting too quickly! Lastly, when you're making the candy you can press harder using the cookie cutter and this would help to make the indented shape easier to remove!

You didn't beat the mixture long enough

Patience is key when you're making dalgona coffee. Achieving medium to stiff peaks will take some time, especially if you are using a hand whisk. When you start whisking the mixture, it should start becoming frothy after a while.

As the sugar starts melting, it will burn very quickly, especially on high heat. So, keep it at medium heat and a close eye on it. If you don't let the dalgona candy rest for a couple of seconds before pressing the cookie cutter in, it will get stuck.

Dalgona or ppopgi is a Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda. It was a popular street snack in the 1970s and 1980s, and is still eaten as a retro food.

What does dalgona coffee taste like? Because it's made up of equal parts water, coffee and sugar, dalgona coffee tastes like a sweet cup of coffee. The whip has a very smooth texture, almost like a meringue!

I wanted a chance to compete and I wanted everyone else to have a chance to compete, and I wanted us to be able to help each other, and I wasn't going to do anything to hurt someone else. And so that meant taking the harder route for me.

Traditional dalgona, on the other hand, is hard and brittle. A Korean variation on honeycomb toffee, it's a street treat made by melting together water, sugar and baking soda, sold for as little as 500 won (about 50 cents) apiece.

For the dalgona game, contestants have to carefully break the toffee candy around a preset shape without breaking the whole thing. The show depicts four shapes: circle, star, umbrella, and triangle (street vendors and candy purveyors, however, offer many more options).

Game 2: Dalgona

This tactic means you either choose the triangle or circle. The triangle is the best choice because it's composed of the fewest straight angles. The circle is second best, as you wouldn't need to lift your needle from the cake. As noted by Gi-hun's reaction, the umbrella is the worst shape to pick.

Is circle or triangle easier in dalgona? ›

The circle shape is the easiest to remove, followed by the triangle and star shapes, while the umbrella shape is the most difficult due to its intricate curves. Both Dani and Spencer faced anxiety and tough competition in the Dalgona Game, but ultimately failed to remove their shapes in time and were eliminated.

Umbrella: Umbrella is the impossible shape because of its many lines and angles.