Michelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish

Officials say the restaurant in South Korea used some 49,000 ants in various dishes over four years.

Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail for serving ants in dessert

Fine of 20m won (£10,108) could also be imposed for serving insect not approved for consumption under local law Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law. The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported. Continue reading...

By Nimo Omer

Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet

The owner of a South Korean Michelin-starred restaurant is facing one year in jail for garnishing a palate-cleansing sorbet with black ants “to add a sour taste”, local media said. Seoul prosecutors requested the prison term for the anonymous owner of the unnamed eatery at a Monday court hearing for violating food safety regulations, the reports said. Under South Korean law, only 10 insect species are approved for human consumption, including grasshoppers and brown mealworm larvae. But the...

By Agence France-Presse

Michelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish

A Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea served 49,000 ants as dessert garnish, owner faces jail

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