SocietyMichelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish

A Michelin-starred restaurateur in South Korea faces jail over the use of ants as a garnish on desserts. Officials say the restaurant used around 49,000 ants in a range of dishes over a four-year period. The case centres on the restaurant’s practice of incorporating ants into its food presentation. The possible jail sentence follows official scrutiny of that practice.

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