▲ 128 ▼ Stop frying toothpicks and eating them, South Korea tells Mukbang influencers (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by OddFed@feddit.de to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is it wood starch or some sort of foam? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sleepydragn1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sleepydragn1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent