'K-Dalgona Coffee' the world's popularity in social distance

With more time spent at home due to social distance, the popular "Dalgona Coffee" is spreading around the world.

Dalgona Coffee was first introduced in January when actor Jung Il-woo visited Macau on KBS 2TV's "Newly released Pyeonstorang." At that time, Jung Il-woo drank coffee made by stirring coffee powder, sugar and water 400 times at a restaurant in Macau and described it as "sweet or savory," a modified version of "sweet and sour coffee" in Korea.

In particular, the creation of "Dalgona coffee" has spread through online platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, making it known overseas.

Dalgona coffee has spread through TikTok, popular in China and Southeast Asia, and you can also see some 52,000 postings from around the world if you search "Dalgona Coffee" in English on Instagram. The craze has prompted foreign media to introduce dalgona coffee.

In the "food" section, the BBC said, "Korea's Dalgona coffee is gaining popularity all over the world. But is it as easy as it looks?In an article, he wrote about how he made his own dalgona coffee.

The BBC said, "The first attempt ended in failure. The color came out, but the use of strong espresso, not instant coffee powder, did not thicken enough," he said, adding that he succeeded in his second attempt.

Then he said, "There is a slightly bitter yet sweet aftertaste. The texture is very soft and like coffee-flavored cream,"

The New York Post also published an article on Wednesday saying, "How to make dalgona coffee, which is the latest trend in TikTok." The New York Post said that coffee is being stirred in a self-isolation and that South Korea's "Dalgona Coffee" has taken over social media with Corona19.

The New York Post also said that according to Google Trends, "Dalgona Coffee" started in late January and began to receive much attention in late February.

In fact, if you look at Google trends, "Dalgona coffee" has shown high interest in Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, since mid-March. It also showed interest in North America, including Canada and the United States, and Norway, Finland and Britain.

The Los Angeles Times also said, "Dalgona coffee has become the most popular food trend in Korea while people stay at home." The media outlet also explained that the coffee, also known as "hwipping coffee" in India, Pakistan and Macau, was named "Dalgona coffee" because of its same taste as Korean retro candy dalgona.

Not only social media, but K-pop stars such as groups BTS and TWICE also mentioned dalgona coffee in online live broadcasts seen by fans around the world, according to analysts, which also affected the trend overseas.

On July 7, "TWICE" made dalgona coffee together on "V LIVE" when the concert was canceled with Corona19, and BTS also introduced the recipe on V LIVE, saying "Dalgona coffee is in trend these days."