In South Korea, a new type of starch toothpick is attracting attention. These toothpicks are made from edible ingredients such as corn flour or potato starch and dissolve in water. However, it is not a food product, and some non-food grade substances are added during the production process, which may cause health effects.
Some internet celebrity bloggers shared this new way of eating on social **: fried starch toothpicks. **Chinese bloggers pour green starch toothpicks into hot oil and fry them until crispy, add seasonings such as cheese or hot sauce and eat them, which looks very tempting. This way of eating quickly became popular on social **, and many young people began to follow suit and try this novel food.
Although this way of eating is popular on social **, after all, starch toothpicks belong to hygiene products, in fact, starch toothpicks have not been tested and certified for food safety, and its production process has not followed the standards and norms of food hygiene. In addition to starch, starch toothpicks also add some non-food grade substances, such as sorbitol, alum and artificial colors, etc., if these substances are ingested in excess, they may cause vomiting and diarrhea, so it is better not to eat them. And in South Korea, starch toothpicks were originally used to feed pigs, because Korean pig farms usually use kitchen waste from restaurants, and bamboo toothpicks will harm the internal organs of pigs, so they are changed to starch toothpicks, so that pigs can eat without burden.
Therefore, although some Internet celebrity bloggers have shared the way to eat fried starch toothpicks on social **, which looks novel and interesting, they should still be treated with caution, and even more so to avoid blindly following the trend, so as not to cause unnecessary risks to health.
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