Cronut mania hits So. Korea via Dunkin Donuts

It didn’t take long for the cronut to make its doughy debut at Dunkin Donuts.

Within just two months, Dominque Ansel’s trademarked croissant-donut has spread like wild fire around the globe from Japan to Spain and the UK, bakeries and pastry shops are now mass-producing and adapting their own versions of the flaky pastry like Manila’s “Donut Croissant” and London’s “Dosant.”

Dunkin Donuts via Facebook

People line up in South Korea to try New York Pie Donuts at Dunkin Donuts. The pastry is in such high demand that stores have to set a two-pastry limit.

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Quartz reports that South Korea is now putting their own spin on Ansel’s recipe at global donut chains rather than local bakeries. Dunkin Donuts in neighborhoods throughout Seoul like Gangnam as well as Jamsil and Myungdong have introduced a cronut look alike called the “New York Pie Donut.”

Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin Donuts outlets in South Korea announced an incredibly popular new treat called a “New York Pie Donut. ” The product looks suspiciously like a cronut.

Dunkin Donuts’ stores in South Korea beat out other coffee giants like Starbucks with over 3,000 stores outside the U.S. In South Korea, the Dunkin Donuts brand is looked upon as exotic and high-end, yet maintains a localized menu boasting kimchi donuts.

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Much like Ansel’s Soho bakery however, locals are willing to wait on endless lines for their sugar fix. According to comments on the Dunkin Donuts South Korea Facebook page, the pastry is in such high demand stores had to give customers a two pastry limit.

Looks like the cronut hybrid pastry is having its global day.