Seoul, South Korea —
The owner of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea is facing hefty fines and up to a year’s jail time for garnishing a sherbet dessert with ants.
The problem isn’t that insects appeared on the menu.
Rather, the issue is South Korea’s nuanced food laws, which regulate which insects can go on diners’ plates.
As is typical in South Korea, the prosecutors’ office did not name the restaurant or its owner. They told CNN that the eatery in question has been serving dried ants brought in from the US and Thailand since 2021.
