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These are not crispy chips, or curly fries.
这可不是什么脆薯片，也不是扭扭薯条。
These are fried starch toothpicks, a device originally made for cleaning beats of food out of your teeth.
这是油炸淀粉牙签，最初是用来清理牙齿上的食物残渣的。
Also in South Korea, they're often used in restaurants or at home to pick a finger foods or fruits.
在韩国，淀粉牙签经常出现在餐馆或家中，用来扎取手指食品或水果。
Recently, eating these fried starch toothpicks has become a new social media trend in the country.
最近，吃油炸淀粉牙签已经成为韩国社交媒体的一种新趋势。
Video clips showing people trying the deep-fried toothpick fries with seasoning on top have garnered thousands of likes and shares on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
在YouTube、TikTok和Instagram上，人们会尝试油淀粉炸牙签、并在上面放上调味料的视频片段，获得了成千上万的点赞和分享。
The recipe is simple. You put the toothpicks in hot oil until they puff up, and then add seasoning like salt and pepper, cheese or chili powder before consuming them.
食谱很简单。把这种牙签放入热油中，等待它们膨胀起来，然后在食用之前加入盐和胡椒、奶酪或辣椒粉等调味料。
The country's health officials, however, issued a warning urging people to stop eating the fried toothpicks.
不过，韩国国家卫生官员近日发出警告，敦促人们停止食用油炸淀粉牙签。
Unlike the wooden toothpicks, these green toothpicks are made from corn or sweet potato starch, and dyed with food coloring.
与木制牙签不同，这些绿色的牙签是由玉米或红薯淀粉制成的，并用食用色素染色。
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said this is still not an edible product, their safety as food has not been verified.
尽管如此，韩国食品药品安全部表示，它依然不是一种可食用的产品，作为食品的安全性也尚未得到验证。
The health officials also added that overconsumption can lead to adverse effects, such as vomiting, diarrhea and inflammation.
卫生官员还补充说，过量食用这种牙签，也会引起呕吐、腹泻和炎症等不良反应。
