K-food's hottest new export is ice cold

The Korean food craze has been red-hot.

Now it's cooling palates with frozen treats.

Korean ice cream is turning up in summers around the world as the latest beneficiaries of the K-food boom, with exports surpassing the $100 million threshold for the first time last year.

Frozen dessert exports continue that climb this year, rising 14.1 percent on-year to $49.8 million in the first four months, according to Korea Customs Service data.

The US remained the dominant market, taking more than 40 perc ...