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Dunkin Donuts creates lowbrow cronut for South Koreans

If you think the delicate flavours of the cronut are reserved for the refined palate of discerning foodies and pastry chefs, you're underestimating the power of capital.

Dunkin Donuts in South Korea has just cashed in on the cronut craze with their own lowbrow version of the croissant-doughnut hybrid. That's right, the American doughnut chain becomes the first major brand to produce a knock-off of the original cronut created by Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City.

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They are calling it The New York Pie Donut and it will be sold at select locations in the high-end Seoul neighborhood of Gangnam, as well as Jamsil and Myungdong, reports Quartz. A few weeks ago the chain also released a cronut in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

People are already lining up en mass for a taste of the treat, as shown by an image on the Dunkin Donuts Facebook page.

But don't expect to get your hands on their version of the cronut in Canada. Dunkin Donuts doesn't have much of a presence nationally, with just a handful of locations across Quebec.

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Though fear not sweet tooth aficionados. It's only been two months since the original cronuts were unveiled and the world has exploded with knock-offs, including ones in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

And for those of you attending the Canadian National Exhibition this month, you can try Canada's own version of the cronut burger, featuring a cronut split in half with a hamburger patty sandwiched in between.