Winter Olympics: South Korea served 'Plate of Hope' to northern neighbours

A very special dessert was served at the Olympic dinner by South Korea to break the ice between South Korea and North Korea.

Dark chocolate tempered in the shape of barbed wire lay over a map of Korean peninsula rendered in thin blue chocolate, a representation of the heavily militarised border that separates South Korea and its old enemy in the North.

The guests, including leaders of North and South, were invited to pour melted white chocolate on top - and the barbed wire would dissolve.

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The dessert, called "A Plate of Hope", was what South Korean President Moon Jae-in served his dozen VIP guests at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' pre-opening party.

After the successful visit of lady Kim to South Korea, now time will tell whether the "the chocolate barbed wire" would dissolve or not between the two nations which are technically at war.