In South Korea, a strange culinary trend that uses an unusual ingredient has gained popularity on social media. Numerous videos circulating on the Internet show people boiling or frying chopsticks.
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- What do South Koreans sell?
- Why are authorities issuing a warning?
- What other unusual things are on the South Korean market?
What do South Koreans sell?
South Korean restaurants and supermarkets regularly sell colored chopsticks | Image: YouTube screenshot
Restaurants and supermarkets in South Korea regularly sell colored toothpicks made from corn or sweet potato starch. These chopsticks differ significantly from the wooden chopsticks used in India.
People use starch-based chopsticks because they are more sustainable. However, the South Korean government is concerned about the growing number of people ingesting them and the associated health problems.
Why are authorities issuing a warning?
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— 식품의약품안전처 (@TheMFDS) January 24, 2024
On January 24, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued a warning, warning and urging people not to eat or cook with chopsticks. “Its safety as food has not been confirmed.
Please don’t consume them,” the authority said in a post on warning on Chopsticks that say “Do not eat” are scary. “Social networks must disappear.”
Another person wrote: “Look for toothpicks from South Korea. They are made with corn or potato starch and sorbitol, a fruit sugar alcohol. Green food coloring is often added. “They are meant to be biodegradable, not exactly ingested.”
What other unusual things are on the South Korean market?
This isn’t the only unusual and perhaps harmful food trend that has become widespread on social media.
In early 2018, the “Tide Pod Challenge” encouraged people to consume Tide Pods, a laundry detergent product used in washing machines. The challenge resulted in multiple poisonings. In reaction, Google and Facebook removed videos featuring the challenge.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn