They’re made of starch. It’s like people eating those corn starch packing peanuts over here. The toothpicks are edible, though probably not made in a facility with food grade standards.
Most toothpicks in South Korea are made of sweet potato or corn starch instead of wood. Their green color comes from the food coloring that is applied in the manufacturing process.
They’re made of starch. It’s like people eating those corn starch packing peanuts over here. The toothpicks are edible, though probably not made in a facility with food grade standards.
Is it wood starch or some sort of foam?
From the article:
Sweet potato or corn starch.
So it’s perfectly edible, other than they aren’t produced as food and aren’t made to that standard
Ohhh, so it’s basically unofficial wagon wheels, not hard wood. That explains the picture