Dujjonku

Dubai chocolate crossed an ocean and became something new.

It arrived in Korea as a craze — dark and pistachio-rich, with that signature pull of stretching marshmallow — and bakers turned it into something entirely their own: a chewy cookie that kept the name and the spirit of the original while tasting like nowhere else on earth. This is that moment of cultural exchange rendered in warm, edible terms. Roasted barley tea gives it a toasty, slightly smoky depth that softens the richness of deep cacao. Dates bring a honeyed, almost resinous warmth underneath. And then there is the marshmallow — anchored by vanilla and a whisper of benzoin that keeps everything from floating away.

Notes: Cocoa Powder, Pistachio Kadaif Accord, Korean Date, Frankincense Sultan, Cacao Peru, Roasted Barley Tea, White Chocolate, Marshmallow Fluff, Benzoin, Cocoa CO₂, Amyris, Vanilla Madagascar

KST Scent is a Korean-American fragrance house based in the United States, crafting perfumes that weave Korean culture, queer identity, and personal memories into scent-driven stories.

As part of LV1 Studio, its fragrances reinterpret Vietnamese and Korean heritage through a queer, contemporary lens, translating New Year traditions, modern Korean queer culture, and nightlife into olfactive experiences.

The brand is LGBT-owned, created by Vietnamese American perfumer James Nguyen and his partner, Korean creative director Kael Jeong, whose shared backgrounds ground KST Scent’s lineup in emotionally vivid, culturally rooted perfumes rather than conventional luxury tropes.