Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe restaurateur, identified as Mr G, admitted to using dried ants as a topping for sorbets (Getty/iStock)The owner of a twice-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces a potential one-year prison sentence and a £10,000 fine for violating local food sanitation laws. The restaurateur, identified as Mr G, admitted to using dried ants as a topping for sorbets, which were imported from the United States and Thailand. Prosecutors allege the restaurant served approximately 12,200 portions of ant sorbet over four years, potentially containing around 49,000 ants. The defence argued that ants were offered optionally, with only about 60 per cent of customers accepting them, and that the number of ants per serving was lower than claimed. South Korean law strictly bans ants as an edible insect, despite allowing a narrow list of 10 other insect types, and health authorities cautioned the ants used contained high levels of heavy metals. In fullMichelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants in dessertsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant admits using ants as a dessert topping
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe restaurateur, identified as Mr G, admitted to using dried ants as a topping for sorbets (Getty/iStock)The owner of a twice-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces a potential one-year prison sentence and a £10,000 fine for violating local food sanitation laws. The restaurateur, identified as Mr G, admitted to using dried ants as a topping for sorbets, which were imported from the United States and Thailand. Prosecutors allege the restaurant served approximately 12,200 portions of ant sorbet over four years, potentially containing around 49,000 ants. The defence argued that ants were offered optionally, with only about 60 per cent of customers accepting them, and that the number of ants per serving was lower than claimed. South Korean law strictly bans ants as an edible insect, despite allowing a narrow list of 10 other insect types, and health authorities cautioned the ants used contained high levels of heavy metals. In fullMichelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants in dessertsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
