South Koreans Snack On Crispy Toothpick Fries, But Health Ministry Warns Against It
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A viral trend of frying and consuming starch toothpicks has swept through South Korean social media.
A peculiar food trend took over social media in South Korea, featuring videos of people eating deep-fried toothpicks shaped like curly fries. These edible picks, made from starch, gained popularity, but the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety intervened. #녹말이쑤시개 먹는 제품이 아닙니다! ❌녹말이쑤시개는 #위생용품 입니다!위생용품은 성분·제조방법·용도에 대한 기준·규격에 따라 안전성이 관리되고 있으나 #식품으로서 안전성은 검증된 바 없습니다. #섭취하지마세요! ❌ pic.twitter.com/OPNMDc1ofq
In a social media announcement, the Ministry strongly advised against consuming fried toothpicks, emphasizing that their safety had not been tested.
"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."
