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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 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?
Nah at this point it’s just natural selection
Exactly.
Mm yum yum in tum tum.
Humanity reproduces itself too much for natural selection to do anything
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
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?🥴
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😂
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
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
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.
Man how the times have changed aye
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
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
Cellulose is added to processed foods. Cellulose is derived from sawdust or cotton lint.
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.
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.
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
Belive me Its not toothpick guys, we call it khichiya/papad in my hometown, plastic never react like this in hot oil , plastic melt in hot oil it does not expand like this
Caught off guard seems more like a warning for us Americans 🤣
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
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
Everyone who thought you could deep fry wood and it would puff up like this 💀
Toothpicks in South Korea are made out of starch, not wood
That's what I was thinking. I was definitely gonna try it.
This title I want tattooed on my back. That's the most hilarious title I've seen in years.
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?
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 😂
Telling people not to do it then showing a video of how to do it is wild
Imagine having to be told not to eat toothpicks.
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
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
Definitely need more context... Because I always figured you shouldn't eat toothpicks whether they're cooked or not 🤷♂️😂
Do they not know that they are eating plastic this world is getting stupider and stupider.
We'll make food affordable again
Stupidity has no regional boundaries.
They are made from corn/potato starch and sorbitol. 100% edible
@@experienceofchris1108shit man metal is also edible. It's just noone eats it.
@@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….
Why do ppl call them toothpicks those look nothing like toothpicks
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)
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
Showing this makes it just as bad as telling people not to do it.
Hey guys, don't eat fried toothpicks.
Mom “we have food at home”
*the food at home*
😅😅
😂😂😂
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! 😂
They are made out of cornstarch. I'm not sure how good they could possibly taste but ,it's not like they eat in the wooden ones. The way I look at it, I think the same thing when somebody puts Rosemary on steak or eats apple pie with cheese.
I can't believe we have to tell people not to eat this...
I say let natural selection sort it out!
Well it ain't sorting fast enough..
Darwin awards incoming! 😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don't do it!!
Shows us exactly how to do it.
Stupidity wins yet again
Let them do it. Stop interupting the work of nature.
When society has resorted to frying toothpicks and covering them with cheese powder, we have a problem.
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💀
I wish social media never became a thing
Two things are infinite: the universe and the humanity stupidity!
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 😅
I still can't believe I live in a world where we have to warn or urge people to not do something like that.
Is this any different than shrimp chips or prawn crackers
It looks like things have been quiet, so this is news worthy.
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
I would put this in the fridge at work. It's for who ever keeps stealing my lunch :)
Next on Menu, Grilled napkins, baked straws
Please tell me I'm not the only person who thinks it looks like seaweed salad but with mold
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
Listen.... 2 words... "natural selection" 😂😂
I can’t believe someone actually has to encourage them not to eat them 🙄 the depression of man is concerning
This is what American influence does to a country
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?
Those look like they're probably made from something that's edible
It's pretty bad you have to warn people not to eat tooth pics, wth is wrong with this generation
“Susan,where are all the toothpicks?” 😡
North Korea be like: eat more toothpicks
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
Toothpicks are made from natural starch, potato flour, and food coloring. Although it is hard, it is harmless to the human body..from korean.
At a certain point, even Rand Paul is going to say, “ok ban social media”
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.
@@NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattleNorth Koreans can't take notes because they can't view most of the internet.
Well considering they are starved, they'd love nothing more than to consume pretty much about anything
You go right ahead with that one,I'll watch from all the way over here.
Bro my pov as an Indian
POV: AREY Bhai this is papad 😂😅
How many agree?
And I thought South Korea was the sensible Korea
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
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.
Pretty sure that's not what frying wood looks like, even with seasoning
My wood toothpicks are very nutritious and don't turn into worms 🤓
Thin the herd.
Yes brother
Natural selection. ❤
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
Forest Gump's Mother was right, "Stupid Is as Stupid Does"!
....WHAT!..."NO CHICK FIL-A SAUCE"??
Just let them. If they're that stupid, just let them.
If people are willing to eat plastic, they should be encouraged to do so.
You guys can't stop me from eating fried toothpicks, Tide pods, soap, cattail, and dessicant 😂😂😂
Corn starch toothpick is a great idea. It's much better than the paper straws.
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.
The fact that u have to out warning labels on toothpicks that says “Do not eat” is scary Social media really needs to go
" I know I shouldn't but I must "
The world was a better place before warning labels.
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.
This is sad
The toothpicks in question are made of starch - they're not the wooden ones often used in the U.S. But the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety still warned its citizens that the green hygiene sticks, which resemble mini green curly fries when cooked, have not been verified as safe to eat.
Why warn people? That is a classic darvin moment.
*@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 generations brains are so fried☠️☠️☠️🤦🏽♂️
Don’t let people tell you what to do… eat your toothpicks!
I don’t see how we are having a problem with plastic being in the ocean now
Let them. TikTok seems to be population control 😊
It Is downright shocking what some people will eat...
I didn't know there was a famine going on in South Korea.
Is it made out of plastic?
I bet this trend will end as soon as someone makes extra thin FDA approved potato chips and just throws on the label toothpicks.