For 12-year-old Choi Jun-hee, tanghulu, a Chinese candied fruit snack, is her latest guilty pleasure. “They’re sweet and colorful. The crackling sound with each bite makes it more enjoyable,” she said.
For 12-year-old Choi Jun-hee, tanghulu, a Chinese candied fruit snack, is her latest guilty pleasure. “They’re sweet and colorful. The crackling sound with each bite makes it more enjoyable,” she said.
Chinese candied fruit, or ‘tanghulu’, is trending in South Korea. We look at how and why the centuries-old snack became popular with young Koreans, how it’s evolved, and whether the food craze is here to stay.
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