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Hands arrange strawberry tarts on a table lined with colorful fruit pastries at a bakery fair.

For Koreans, the perfect dessert is ‘not too sweet.’ But what does that actually mean?

The phrase is bandied about in cafes and at dinner tables, the highest compliment for a treat with a meaning that goes well beyond simple sugar content.

2026.8.8

A consumer looks at the stall filled with Korean-made snacks and cookies at a large retailer in Seoul last year. [YONHAP]

Korean confectionaries localize as sales boom in overseas markets

The declining birthrate at home is forcing the snack makers to restrategize.

2024.2.19

Yoo Hae-jin finds first love in rom-com 'Honey Sweet'

Veteran actor Yoo Hae-jin is 53 and "still single," but that has not prevented him from meeting the love of his life or having a heart-wrenching breakup. While filming the new romantic comedy "Honey Sweet," in which he plays the lead role of...

2023.8.10

Prepping for 'White Day'

A customer shops for ″White Day″ gifts at a convenience store in Seoul on Monday. White Day, March 14, is a version of Valentines Day in Korea where people exchange candy with their loved ones.

2023.3.6

Small gateaux from La Base [LA BASE INSTAGRAM]

[FOOD COURT] French desserts take Seoul by storm

For some, it is never enough to end a meal on a savory note: Something sweet must end the meal. With many Korean dessert chefs coming back after studying or working in Paris, Seoul has been welcoming a number of shops specialized in French sweets.

2022.10.6

Clockwise from top left: a small cake from L'aubenuit; Maison M'O; Quelquechose; I Pho U. [EACH INSTAGRAM, LEE SUN-MIN]

[THINK ENGLISH] 클래식과 새로움이 공존하는 서울의 디저트 지도

You can rely on a bite of something sweet when stressed, especially during the pandemic, when visits to restaurants and cafes are limited. Small pastry shops all across Seoul may give you the lift you need, or at least a sugar high...

2020.10.1

Tag: sweets

sweets

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For Koreans, the perfect dessert is ‘not too sweet.’ But what does that actually mean?

Korean confectionaries localize as sales boom in overseas markets

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