韩国流行吃“油炸牙签”？官方紧急喊停……

据韩国《朝鲜日报》报道，近日，在韩国社交媒体上掀起了一股吃“油炸淀粉牙签”的风潮，这种吃法引起了韩国MZ世代（MZ generation：1980年代至2000年代初期出生的人）的关注。

Have you tried fried toothpicks? Don’t! Though the trend of frying and eating these starch-based toothpicks has gone viral in South Korea, it has also raised concerns among experts about national health and wellness.

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Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram.

"It's very crispy," one TikTok user said in a video, while crunching up fried toothpicks.

Food coloring is used to impart a green hue to the toothpicks, made from sweet potato or corn starch, which are seen as being environmentally friendly and biodegradable.

Often used in restaurants in South Korea, they can also be used to pick up finger foods.

“This is not a product to eat!” South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety wrote in a post on X. “Their safety as food has not been verified!”

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