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Stop frying toothpicks and eating them, South Korea tells Mukbang influencers (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They're made of starch. It's like people eating those corn starch packing peanuts over here. The toothpicks are edible, though probably not made in a facility with food grade standards.

[–] swicano@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago

Ohhh, so it's basically unofficial wagon wheels, not hard wood. That explains the picture

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is it wood starch or some sort of foam?

[–] Zoboomafoo 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sweet potato or corn starch.

So it's perfectly edible, other than they aren't produced as food and aren't made to that standard

[–] sleepydragn1@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

From the article:

Most toothpicks in South Korea are made of sweet potato or corn starch instead of wood. Their green color comes from the food coloring that is applied in the manufacturing process.