South Korea urges people not to eat fried toothpicks
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- #SouthKorea is urging people not to eat fried #toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after videos of the practice were widely shared on #socialmedia.
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Maybe South Korea is more like the US than I thought
Who would of thought we’d wear off on South Korea
It's way worse in terms of economic inequality
A literal cyberpunk dystopia
I mean without the US their is no South Korea
South Korea is the US turned up to 11. It’s insane how obsessed they are with looks, celebrities, trends, and consumerism
We literally created south korea
They've yet to discover the secret sauce... Tide pods.
😂
Or chocolate q tips
And don’t forget the bleach! 😂😂
😂😅😂
@@ktnkbdle278is that you Trump?
If you didn’t label it as toothpicks, I would have thought those were parasite worms
I still low key think those are
I agree ... toothpicks would neverwoos. Any movement, especially if they were made of wood. 🤔
RIGHT??!!
Me too!!!
These toothpicks might be made of plastic.
Seriously, when did the common sense bar drop this low?
Are we progressing or regressing?!
Social media
This is called PICA!!! Are people really this stupid???
All about money now days
social media
The fact we have to “urge people not to eat fried toothpicks” should scare everyone
The human average IQ has been steadily going down by almost 7 points a decade for the past 7 decades now....we arent getting smarter we are literally turning into Neanderthals again. Have you ever heard of the sink tank experiment with mice? They made a utopia for mice and they all became stupid and crazy and I think humans are doing the same thing to ourselves. Wev created a world where things are so easy and accessible we are becoming dumb and crazy. I know I'm right but no one wants to listen.
I mean I’ve literally seen a sign at a South Korean restaurant telling people not to defecate at the dinner table… So this doesn’t surprise me.
This reminds me of Trump "bleach". The company came out to did the same "Don't drink bleach". I think few people. 😮😮😮
You’d be surprised how many of your kids eating fried toothpicks just because they saw it online
Are those literal toothpicks?🥴
Me in 1990: "2024 we will have flying cars and no cancer."
2024: Don't eat fried tooth pick."
😂😂😂
Omg relatable 😪
Ever easygoing the show 'Beyond 2000'?
No they wanna milk us more! We should had had iPhones and WiFi in the 50’s ,60s tops!
Facts
Im South Korean and I can assure you that we dont normaly do this. Instead, we deep fry calculators with shredded math books on top.
Absolutely delicious 😊
As you should sounds like well rounded meal if you ask me 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
The secret of Asians being good at maths
I thought that was traditional y did u guys switch to toothpicks I thought that was a Philippino dish😂
The warning continues “but do sell it on the streets to foreigners as local cuisine”
Lol
Yes 🙏 they do😢
What,???? Is that’s true?????
@@angelanderson9515 I hope not. I was just making a silly joke
They will in china , it looks like some kind of bamboo shoots
This generations brains are so fried☠️☠️☠️🤦🏽♂️
😂😂😂😂😂
Its so bad in South Korea they are eating tooth picks they are better off in the North.
@@WinWin-oo4ukeven north koreans eat better than this
Didn’t boomers all eat and drink lead? It’s also not this generation it’s all generations, look at dumb old people who can’t understand misinformation or disinformation online.
@@WinWin-oo4ukand they say their the superior race in all of Asia....
i remember a time when we thought plastics were in the noodles. now we just eat the plastic with seasoning
They are made from starch to be biodegradable. Not plastic.
Read the video description. People need to research before assuming.
Made from starch,sweet potato, and green food coloring.
Of there made from swear potatoes why doesn't south Korea want people to eat em, maybe we should shi
@@CameronFord-jo4yj I could elucidate the factual intricacies, yet judging by your linguistic expressions, it appears that such an elucidation might surpass your cognitive grasp.
Nah at this point it’s just natural selection
Exactly.
Mm yum yum in tum tum.
😂😂 yep
Dumb dumb can keep your gum gum
💯💯💯
Why would anyone eat toothpicks?
Because they don't have any food to eat
Likes and clout on
the 'gram.
@@richardlincoln8438 what is that supposed to mean. Clout and gram. Gram of what?
@@fredakurzbard4316
Note the apostrophe ... 'gram......
Fiber?
Yep thats enough internet for me today
Right 😂😂😂
😂fr I said the same thing,
😭😭😭
😂😂😂😂 facts
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These are made of starch… but definitely NOT food grade 😂
That's what I figured 😂😂😂
Exactly like a lot of plastic bags
Well you can eat packing peanuts. But like what is the point? They’re just eating fried starch.
so i put that in my mouth and its not food grade? I understand im not eating it but it should still be food grade if its going in my mouth
@@austinadams3400food grade meaning not approved by (In the US at least) the FDA
The fact that this is a thing is concerning. People are really dumb.
Or maybe just starving 😢
It's less harmful than eating McDonald's reconstituted french fries which have more additives. These toothpicks are made from corn starch with a food colouring, sans additives. You fry and add your own. 😂
Looks like frozen zucchini spears to me.
@@Zerpentsa6598thanks, I was wondering what they were made of🤔......but still, yuck!
@@Zerpentsa6598so, to summarize, you say eat toothpicks, but don't eat McDonald's? Well heck you just advertised FOR eating McDonald's lol. At least it's food, toothpicks aren't.
Why in the world is this even a thing? Don't people know, it's not ok to chew, eat, swallow forms of plastic.
I thought they are dyed wood
@@sis.dlightfull8040 I thought they were made of wood. You can get them in plastic but they would melt from the heat when cooking it. This is so stupid to even talk about eating toothpicks
@sis.dlightfull8040 it's not wood or plastic in this case. They are made of starch. That's why it's able to puff up like that
@@elisasancho600- I haven't been to Korea is many years. They had some incredible food, but I know that most parts of Asia eat things that we so called Westerners would never..
@elisasancho600 Sadly, people who mindlessly follow trends aren't going to bother differentiating between these starch-based toothpicks & the wooden ones we usually have in the US (until they wonder why they don't fry up the same way). We should make Critical Thinking training mandatory for anyone who spends more than 4hrs./day online. 😅
Korean toothpicks are NOT made out of wood! It is made of corn or potato starch!
Why is it that the western media doesn’t bother to explain that???? Despite the fact that it is made of starch, it is not known what happens to it when fried -hence the advisory! 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
SssHHHHHHHhhh you're ruining the fake outrage.
Because western media does nothing but lie to its people.
-An American
Also, weather way, terrible for ya
That really does look like cheap plastic toothpicks. It doesn't help that plastic expands under heat
@FckSht-gn4py it's tapioca starch which is the same as Prawn Crackers.
Korean toothpicks are made of corn starch! They're not eating plastic
Thanks for sharing. Never knew.
I sure hope that’s the truth!😂
Who said plastic?? toothpicks are wood
Traditional Korean toothpicks, known as "chopsticks," are typically made from wood or bamboo, not corn starch. However, there are some modern eco-friendly toothpicks made from materials like corn starch, but they may not be specific to Korean culture.
@@DeathnoteBB What wood is translucent green, please
Ban fried toothpicks. And only allow baked toothpicks for consumption. Or boiled toothpicks.
Toothpicks dont pick teeth, people do!
Stewed, 6 hours minimum
With veggie sauce. 😂
I lost 30kg by swapping to boiled toothpicks
Roasted plastic is on the rise, but only if it's green
I told everybody that Idiocracy was a documentary and not a comedy
Ah yes, the movie that started as a comedy, is now a horror movie, and is soon to be a documentary.
They're "toothpicks" but made of noodles. It's been around for years.
😂no them they were plastic
@@Jkarl74they were made of starch? (the ones in the video)
those fry like fryums do
@@drakedevalcourt2333 😂 thought the same thing!
oh OK. so this a joke?
We should stop trying to prevent people from being dumb.
Natural selection in this case would not apply to them because anyone with a brain and some chemistry knowledge knows petroleum based products like plastic do not expand when fried or melted. These are made from the same material used in Prawn Crackers.
@@EzraMerryup but I do agree with OPs sentiment for not saving stupid people from their stupidity. Just seems like the ethical thing to do
The reason we try to prevent people from being dumb is so that we don't have to use resources to save them once they have done something dumb.
@@thelolrus7491 Makes sense. People should be less empathetic tbh
thats the biggest part of the problem tbh. idiots rely on other peoples money and resources too often. if they simply werent given special treatment maybe it would force people to at least attempt to use their brains. instead weve gotten into this auto pilot state of mind.@@thelolrus7491
Just because they aren't made out of plastic doesn't mean there isn't cancer causing materials in the toothpicks. Some people.
These are Korean toothpicks, they are made from starch but the danger is probably from the green food coloring used. These toothpicks were not meant for consumption
They’re starch, exact same as prawn crackers
Corn starch toothpicks are edible bud. Do your research
@AnthonysMeat found this in a quick 1 minute search.“Starch toothpicks are not edible products. Their safety as food has not been verified,” the ministry said, adding: “Please do not eat them.” The story has sparked widespread public response in China.Jan 31, 2024. Not saying they are not edible, but I can see the confusion if there are articles like this online.
Cancer causing crap in all food in the US
With a side of Nyquil chicken and dessert of Tide pods how can you go wrong?
Nyquil Chicken rocks! Like General Tso but a more sedate flavor
@@stephenmarcus9601 I'm afraid to ask _how do you know,_ so I won't. 😂❤ If I DID ask, I would follow with _did you have a terrible stomach ache afterwards_ , but I won't ask that either.
Don’t stop them, let them live their lives
You were definitely dropped as a kid
there infringing on there rights!! Trump 2024!!!
@@veronicamz123do you not realise this is sarcasm - if they eat them they will find out why it’s not a good idea themselves
"Short lives"
If they wanna be stupid AF let natural selection take it's course@@veronicamz123
Ah, good old social media. We could ask for help, raise money for a cause, maintain relationships, and teach each other how to be stupid.
Look up South Korean toothpicks. They are made from 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. They dont have wood toothpicks there like the US. This is mostly from popular "muckbang"videos which is nothing like tide pods challenge 🤦🤷
they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.
I assumed pine needle from the video to be honest, but yeah I've seen noodle based toothpicks out as a wildlife safety measure
You do know wood is biodegradable
@@HauntedPlays wood might be biodegradable, but animals like birds and squirrels die from swallowing them accidentally all the time when using them to make nests or if they mistake them for a worm. Biodegradable doesn't mean safe for wildlife.
Westerners are freaking out, they never seen kerupuk cus they don't have it, westerners call it "shrimp cracker" bruh it ain't no cracker its not a biscuit 😂
That's plastic popping, and who tf even encouraged people to eat this 🤦
I’ve never once thought to eat fried toothpicks, until this tutorial
Lol
Are your toothpicks made from oil like theirs? Like corn or palm oil? I would only do this if starving for real
@@user-je6xu9em8f just chew on flossing plastic sticks
yummy
😅exactly
Let’s actually just remove all warning labels and let nature take its course.
So the act of teaching people younger then you how to survive isn’t apart of nature like u can’t find any examples
@@facecheap5159 if you can’t get the sarcasm that’s on you bud. Don’t take everything so personal.
bruh its made from potato starch
Indeed
@@WSH3TM and micro plastics
I don't even think those are toothpicks. I think they're trying to make it look like they are. People are dumb these days if they are eating toothpicks.
They are and people are dumb these days.
It’s a tooth pick, just made out of different material than we use, which is wood.
Looks like spaghetti
They are eco friendly vegetables based BUT still advised not to eat them!!
Us Mexicans, use them to hold together tortillas when making tacos and frying them. They do not do that. Let nature weed out the darwins
Is there a chip shortage or what? Fry a fkn potato, a turnip, a parsnip…rutabaga even
As a black American, I must admit the struggle ain't neva been this bad😂😂
Just keep washing your chicken bro lol
@McYeroc yessir I don't like the weird slime that comes on the chicken. I can taste it if it ain't washed😂
@@JesepiSan you can pat that off with kitchen towel and put it in the bin, rather than contaminating your whole washing area when you wash any kind of meat.
@McYeroc that's y u have soap n clorox my g I've been washing it forever n never got salmonella. It doesn't take long to clean at all and by that logic u shouldn't have to wash ur hands after handling the chicken u can just pat ur hands dry with a paper towel and throw it in the bin🫥doesn't get rid of it
Soaking chicken in lemon water helps peel the slime off. Adds flavor too. (A fresh lemon slice)
Stupidity has no regional boundaries.
They are made from corn/potato starch and sorbitol. 100% edible
@@experienceofchris1108do you eat paper cups too?
@@morningfox_ IQ for education has nothing to do with IQ in the real world. Actual idiotic statement.
@@breez1065 paper made from wood and “toothpicks” made from potato and cornstarch and sorbitol(sugar alchohol) are two wayyyy different things. Those toothpicks are essentially the same as a noodle. Paper isn’t made from something edible….
They are actually nice and nutritious, but can cause problems if come out sideways 😊if not cooked properly
I lost hope for humanity when people sued mcdonalds because of their own fat habits and actually won.
Wait What really
Only in America
The coffee thing had me. What idiots put a cup of coffee between their legs.
When was that? In 2003 McDonald's was sued for obesity related issues but the judge threw it out and said no restaurant is responsible for someone's obesity. I can't find anything where someone won that argument.
It was ONE man and he was obese. He sued McDonalds over using beef tallow in the food and he went onto the Oprah Winfrey show, which was a huge audience at the time. He won his lawsuit and people (probably the parents of today's Green Party members😂) freaked out and said that animal fats were killing people.
Now, thanks to that fat a$$ who passed away decades ago, we have slimy, soy bean tasting fries. AND they have since begun to do studies which show that the real danger is SEED OIL. As in, toxic.
So one man who couldn't keep a fork out of his mouth ruined McDonald's iconic fries and we now know exposed all of us to a much worse oil.
Joe Rogan did a nice expose on seed oils. Do yourself a favor and ditch the veg oil and pick up some beef tallow or duck fat. Tastes worlds better and is, in fact, much safer.
I’m in pure disbelief that this has to be a warning ⚠️ 🤦🏽♀️
Mom “we have food at home”
*the food at home*
😅😅
😂😂😂
I don’t know what’s worse the fact that these trends keep getting stupider by the minute, or the fact that there is always one person who starts it yet we never see who it is
Maybe because they're not with us anymore
Cellulose is added to processed foods. Cellulose is derived from sawdust or cotton lint.
How did this even become a trend
that's made of starch
Took me a moment to realize it was actual toothpicks, i thought because of the color that they were a type of vegetable 💀
It’s made of starch but it’s not food grade
I thought the same too! 😂
When society has resorted to frying toothpicks and covering them with cheese powder, we have a problem.
We'll make food affordable again
I don’t care how hot the grease is…a wooden toothpick IS NOT going to instantly curl!
I say let natural selection sort it out!
Well it ain't sorting fast enough..
Darwin awards incoming! 😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Caught off guard seems more like a warning for us Americans 🤣
....WHAT!..."NO CHICK FIL-A SAUCE"??
YOU CANT FIX STUPID!!!
No but you can buy it the 24 Family Pack of Fried and Cheese Seasoned Toothpicks.
why do you even care this much
Don't do it!!
Shows us exactly how to do it.
These toothpicks are made of starch but I don’t know how it is green, maybe a dye. Just don’t eat them you don’t know what else can be in there.
Exactly! They KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.
It uses green food coloring
it made of starch but it scare me when it look transparent. as a person who not live at SKorea, i didnt want to fry and eat it. who knows suddenly i got stomach cancer or organ failure 😅
South Korean tide pods
I’m not a chef, and I’ve never worked in a kitchen, but even I know that’s not “deep-fried”.
I would put this in the fridge at work. It's for who ever keeps stealing my lunch :)
Can’t be any worse than hot Cheetos. 😂
Aww c'mon 😁
How dare you. Hot cheetos were my go-to as a kid
Literally read this after eating hot Cheetos😭 they’re so good I can’t help it
@@zaggaonayeah now you have no stomach lining.
It's literally plastic it's definitely worst💀
Listen.... 2 words... "natural selection" 😂😂
U.S. cheese's, the sliced, individually wrapped, (Velveeta) cheeses are 1/4 of a molecule away from being just as plastic as those tooth picks. F.Y.I
Sometimes I wonder how it can even be called "cheese". It's like McDonald's and "hamburger".😂😂😂😂
I thought those were vegetable version of shrimp chips. I'm talking about the one you have to deep fry in oil at home, not ready to eat to in the snack aisle. If you know, then you know.
Yeah I thought the same thing. Like frying guitar picks with the oil- go pop shrimp chips
They're corn starch, so more like the crisp lacy ruffles on your pan fried dumplings
Wait youre supposed fry them? Oops
Theyre neglecting to add that toothpicks over there are made from starch (like corn and potato starch) instead of wood like we have over here 🙄
Honestly, if you tried frying a wood toothpick, would it even curl up like that?
What are Korean fried toothpicks made of? (answer below)
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.
They were still recommending that people should not consume them.
Ahhh,wood
Processed with industrial chemicals and machinery that were not designed to be food safe
@@leeamoses324Starch biodegrades even faster than wood. Its because Korea has a special government food waste management program where they turn it into compost and wood toothpicks get in the way.
Finalement c'est pas si con. Merci pour cette démystification.
This is something I’d expect the US government to have to tell people not another country
They don't want to be responsible for starting something because the American people are dumb and won't actually research what the toothpicks are made of we'll just go into our cupboard and grab regular toothpicks.
I still can't believe I live in a world where we have to warn or urge people to not do something like that.
This title I want tattooed on my back. That's the most hilarious title I've seen in years.
So if they eat the toothpicks , what will they use to pick their teeth after.
I acknowledge your curiosity 😂
You tell us, Mr dentist. 😊
they will use other toothpick...it is an endless cycle till shops run out of toothpicks
More toothpicks. Then they will sit back and relax on their toothpick couch in their toothpick home
Food
This is why aliens don't talk to us.
Everyone who thought you could deep fry wood and it would puff up like this 💀
That's what I was thinking. I was definitely gonna try it.
Those look like they're probably made from something that's edible
If they're made of plant material, then what's the issue? People eat chips all the time.
I think it’s because since they weren’t meant for eating they might be processed in an inedible way or have chemicals in them that aren’t healthy in these large doses
@SixSkyDiver ohh makes perfect sense ty!
@@SixSkyDiverjust like tons of foods the fda lets us eat.
@@SixSkyDiverpeople don't understand common sense anymore lol
It cooks though sk why not eat it XD
This is the issue. Yes they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.
Social media is making some people really senseless.
You have to be kidding if anybody in their right mind would do this
When you're hungry you'll do things you normally wouldn't there are people in Africa who are eating mud pies to stay alive they basically just mix in oil and salt with dirt so they can get the minerals into their body so they don't pass away
They are made from corn/potato starch and sorbitol. 100% edible
Does plastic puff up like that it melts with heat not expand with it
North Korea be like: eat more toothpicks
You guys can't stop me from eating fried toothpicks, Tide pods, soap, cattail, and dessicant 😂😂😂
Nobody eats toothpicks in South Korea. What kind of crap is this??
People will do anything for attention 😔
Folks just be throwing stuff on social media for clicks and of course people are going to click because it's interesting and we wanna know. 😢
It's a meme, people are dumb enough to think that people actually do this. Maybe some are dumb enough to, but not the person posting it as a meme.
Why eat fried toothpick? Gross.
I expect this type of behavior from China not South Korea 🤦🏻♀️
You yt ppl come and say the most nonchalant prejudice shi ever. As if your ancestors are not cannibal
@@TheeSageOnlineright let’s be real maybe mainland Chinese would do that but not the majority. This is definitely Ethiopian activity
@@TheeSageOnlineour ancestors were cannibals? get out of here with that racist crap
@@TheeSageOnlinethis makes no sense why even bring up peoples ancestors. Acting like the modern day white person is a cannibal. Compare that too modern day Koreans who are actually eating this stuff
I figured this would be us Americans
They are REALLY trying to take ppl out😮😮😮
You would think it would be North Koreans doing this😂
we wouldn't know if they were 🤷♀️
Who says they not out there scribbling notes 📝
They are not that Dumb. Sugar in every type of food that "civilized" western country have destroys brain.
@@MayTheOddsBeInYourFavorNorth Koreans can't take notes because they can't view most of the internet.
They're made of corn starch, perfectly safe to eat.
Its corn starch that makes the beautiful crispy ruffles on pan fried dumplings
Yeah that's why they are being warned
@@user-mx9vi4jd8k I don't understand your comment.. They're safe to consume this way, so no warning is necessary.
@@Faesharlynbruh the video is a warning that why that guy made that comment
They are Biodegradable yes, but still not meant to be ingested…
NOT True. Yes they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.
You know by posting this we’ve never thought about it before. But now we all wanna try one 😢
... Umm no "we" don't.
@@WarmongerYT,me either
These toothpicks aren’t plastic or wood, they’re made out of corn starch, a sweetener, and food coloring. They won’t hurt you anymore than eating a tortilla chip.
Thin the herd.
Yes brother
Natural selection. ❤
The fact that u have to out warning labels on toothpicks that says “Do not eat” is scary Social media really needs to go
ill bet they pare nicely with tide pods.
ikr
And wash it down with a spoonful of cinnamon
cinnamon? Are you crazy?@@Thegreatesttoneverlive
@@Tony-yd1vx While I was a crazy kid, I wasn't that crazy haha.
There's a serious problem with a population of people if the government actually has to announce to them that they shouldn't eat toothpicks
Just let them. If they're that stupid, just let them.
*@NBCNews*
Hold up… who TF *is* eating “fried toothpicks” here?! Show them to me! 👹
Are *YOU* sure it isn’t North Korean’s eating these? 🤔
This is sad
I don’t think you can digest plastic
Anyone think that maybe the prices of food are out of control? People are eating things that arent food, just to survive. Governments need to intervene in the food markets. Wake up
Guys listen up!
If the toothpicks were made of plastic, they even doesn't be fried.
They spelt "BOO" Did anyone else see that?😂
What are they made of? Not plastic. It looks like they may be made of cellulose. In which case, (presuming there's nothing overtly toxic as a coloring or coating) anyone who eats microwave popcorn should not have a problem with this.
Why show everyone how to do it is very more difficult for me to understand.
Tide pods, nyquil chicken, now this 😂😂
Certified human moment. I got a warm feeling in my heart.
People are getting dumber
Proof, You can fry nearly Anything....
Still doesnt mean you should eat it.
Really? Adults need to be told by other adults Not to fry and season toothpicks and eat them.
This thing showed up while I searched “Blackrock and Thomas crooks” 😂😂😂😂
They are not made of plastic, they are made of starch. In any case it has not been approved how save is it for human consumption
Those aren't toothpicks. They're clear. Look more like noodles and thats what deep fried noodle looks like