The Antithesis of Haute Cuisine: South Korea's Bizarre Food Safety Case The owner of a Michelin starred restaurant in Seoul faces jail time for serving ants as a garnish to a palate cleansing sorbet.
While some may view this as a clever play on flavors and textures, others will see it as a reckless disregard for food safety regulations.
Food safety laws are in place to protect consumers from harm, but they can be inflexible and overly restrictive. In South Korea, only 10 insect species are approved for human consumption.