# Koreans' favourite snacks

Popular Korean snacks by retail sales according to the Food Industry Statistics Information service. In the first half of 2025, Saeukkang led for the second year running with 57.8 billion won; for the full year Pepero, Saeukkang and Pocachip lead.

- 17 votes · 12 items
- May 24, 2026 · 신지은
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## Top 10

1. **Pepero (Lotte)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Chocolate-dipped sticks; Pepero Day on 11 November puts it at the top of annual sales.
2. **Choco Pie (Orion)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Launched in 1974, a symbol of 'jeong' (affection); also sells widely abroad.
3. **Saeukkang (Nongshim)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Shrimp crackers launched in 1971, the nation's snack; top snack sales for two years in a row (57.8 billion won in H1 2025).
4. **Pocachip (Orion)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Number one fresh potato chip; original and onion flavours are favourites.
5. **Homerun Ball (Haitai)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Round choux puffs filled with chocolate cream.
6. **Kancho (Lotte)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Small biscuits filled with chocolate, famous for their hidden pictures.
7. **Ace (Haitai)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Plain crackers eaten with coffee, a 40-plus-year classic.
8. **Ghana Chocolate (Lotte)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Korea's signature milk chocolate since 1975.
9. **Kkokkalcorn (Lotte)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cone-shaped corn snack, the leader of corn snacks.
10. **Honey Butter Chip (Haitai)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet-salty potato chips that sold out nationwide in 2014.
11. **Banana Kick (Nongshim)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Banana-flavoured corn snack that went viral abroad after BTS mentioned it.
12. **Ojingeo Ttangkong (Orion)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Squid-flavoured balls with a peanut inside.

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