原标题：韩国流行吃“油炸牙签”？官方紧急喊停……

据韩国《朝鲜日报》报道，近日，在韩国社交媒体上掀起了一股吃“油炸淀粉牙签”的风潮，这种吃法引起了韩国MZ世代（MZ generation：1980年代至2000年代初期出生的人）的关注。

很多韩国博主在社交平台上分享制作和品尝“油炸牙签”的过程，这一热潮也引发了一些专家对国民卫生和健康问题的关注。 有专家表示，虽然这类牙签对人体无害，但由于该产品起初并不是为了让人类食用而制造，最好不要食用。

Have you tried fried toothpicks? Don’t! Though the trend of frying and eating these starch-based toothpicks has gone viral in South Korea, it has also raised concerns among experts about national health and wellness.

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报道称，根据社交平台上视频显示，这些博主将绿色的环保牙签浸泡在热油中炸至酥脆后立即食用，或者还会在“油炸牙签”上加上奶酪或辣酱等。

Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram.

"It's very crispy," one TikTok user said in a video, while crunching up fried toothpicks.

在去年一档电视节目中，韩国喜剧演员洪允和分享她的经验称，“最近我尝试了炸淀粉牙签，味道非常好，我甚至吃了一整盒牙签。”她还向其他演员建议在家里尝试制作这道“美食”。

《朝鲜日报》介绍称，这种奇怪的吃法起源于人们了解到这种为了环保的淀粉牙签主要由玉米粉或马铃薯淀粉等可食用原料制成。因此，才会出现这种“风潮”。

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.

韩国食品药品安全部门发文表示，“我们尚未对食用这种牙签的安全性进行调查，但是鉴于牙签不适合作为食品使用，我们建议不要将其油炸或食用。”

“This is not a product to eat!” South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety wrote in a post on X. “Their safety as food has not been verified!”