Binging with Babish: Dalgona from Squid Game

Candy takes a turn for the deadly this week as we recreate the viral honeycomb candy from Squid Game, whose complex shape must be extracted to avoid a bullet to the head. The stakes are decidedly lower in real life, but as it turns out, dalgona has a few tricks up its sleeve...or I'm just very bad at making it.

Music: "A Beautiful Life" by Broke for Free

My playlist of preferred cooking tunes, Bangers with Babish!

[NyttAura]

Not going to lie, after seeing everyone and their mother making Dalgona candy on here flawlessly, it's kind of amazing seeing Babish mess up so many times. Glad it had a happy ending though.

[SnowEspeon]

Making these things could really be its own game within Squid Game itself. Imagine how many of the chefs they had to execute.

[TheGiraffeQueen]

I'll give you some nice trick. When you are adding baking soda, just use the chopstick that you'be been using to stir the Dalgona. When you are pressing the Dalgona, sprinkle some sugar on the metal plate then pour the dalgona over. Then do a sugar powder coat (no oil coating) on the surface of a pressing tool. Wait for at least 10-15 sec before you press the Dalgona. Trust me, these are nice trick from my grandma who used to sell Dalgona to kids back in Korea.

[NickyIshida]

I imagine that scene where the main girl is going through the vents and she just faintly hears from the distance "welcome to basics with babish and today we're doing dalgona"

[Godimus]

instead of the nonstick spray if you added a layer of powdered sugar or just sugar it doesn't stick to the metal as badly when your pressing it down. Great video btw!

[Jeanelleats]

it IS hard to make them!! idk how everyone else makes it seem so easy 😭

[brooklynevers]

pov: the cooks in Squid Game trying to perfectly make dalgona, and they have a breakdown

[samantha_dake]

this is one of the most chaotic episodes we’ve had in a while, *and i’m here for it*

[maedayiguess]

when you can make almost any dish perfectly but you break a whole whisk making coffee

[ILoveHandles]

I have to say, I appreciate getting to see the errors/failed attempts on these. They make the episodes all the more entertaining, especially with Andrew's signature wry humor.

[michaelshed]

The guards in the show have some serious culinary skills, gotta give them that.

[Sleepyhonkshew]

"Babish works real hard and accomplishes nothing"

That is something I can relate too

[fishinglad]

"Turn it out to our well greased coke mirror." Is a phrase I'd never thought I'd hear babish utter. But boy am I here for it😂

[stargazer]

I do appreciate Andy’s method acting of getting as stressed as the characters in Squid Game

[ShortHax]

Plot twist: Babish was the one who provided all the Dalgona in Squid Game

[Aneilily]

Don’t flatten it fresh out of the pan, wait about 20 seconds, flatten then stamp. Don’t try to move it when warm, that’s guaranteed breakage.

[nekmata]

MAD Respect for the Ladies in Korea making these every day for a living

[alizalee]

its weird and funny that my childhood activities are now a worldwide fascination haha

[JamesJungHyunKim]

Dalgona coffee with actual dalgona is actually rather common in Korean cafés! Once you get better at making dalgona in the first place, just crush them into tiny chunks (slightly bigger then crude salt) and garnish the dalgona pieces on top of the dalgona cream you already have.

Also yes, your pronunciation is great :)

[Neith]

You don't need the dalgona set for this. Just use an old ladle, something with a flat base and grease paper. Use sugar instead of non-stick spray for better results. Also, no need to fan it to cool. If you are using a flat metal surface, the dalgona will cool off by itself.