New TikTok Trend Comes With A Warning
A confiscated miniature crossbow and a packet of toothpicks are seen on display at the customs office's annual press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, 24 April 2018. The item, originally from China, can shoot toothpicks and thin metal sticks across a distance of several metres with considerable force. The customs office has confiscated the weapon due to product security concerns. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa (Photo by Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The latest TikTok food trend comes with a warning. This new trend consists of people putting oil in a frying pan and throwing in South Korean toothpicks. Why South Korean toothpicks, you ask? South Korean toothpicks are made with corn or potato starch. When I heard this, I thought “What’s the big deal? I use potato starch to thicken my homemade hot chocolate.”
So What is the Warning?
These bio-degradable toothpicks may be environmentally friendly, but not digestion-friendly. According to SkyNews, health officials are warning that these toothpicks are not meant to be eaten. Eating these pointed sticks acts as a natural laxative if you eat large amounts of them. As with all cocktail sticks, they are meant to be used to pick food up with them, not to be eaten as food!
Admittedly, when I saw the video on TikTok, my first reaction was ” YUM!” When toothpicks are thrown in a frying pan of oil, they puff up like a cheese curl. If you leave them in the frying pan for an extra second, they begin to curl like a curly fry, and who doesn’t love a curly fry? What makes these pointed objects such a delicacy that folks just want to sink their teeth into, is the way they are prepared. Imagine the scrumptious taste of toothpicks with either some added spices of your choice or added powdered cheese. These videos are enough to want to get the viewers everywhere wanting to serve them up as appetizers at their next big party.
After hearing of the warnings, I guess we need to be safe and just consume foods that are, let’s say, consumable! We need to stick to using toothpicks as something to pick food up, not eat as food. We need to use toothpicks like my Mom used them. My Mom’s favorite use for them was sticking them on the top of the cake in a circle to prevent the plastic wrap from sticking to the icing. So instead of eating these fried starchy sticks to satisfy your sweet tooth, use them as a dental utensil instead.
Kim Kardashian's Funniest TikToks
Kim Kardashian can make you laugh without even trying to. Being an active poster with her daughter North West on their joint TikTok account, Kim and North, the SKIMS mogul often joins in on dance routines and pranks. In November 2021, the mother-daughter duo debuted their TikTok page. Now, the two boast a whopping 16.7 million followers on the social site.
For North, pranking and roasting her mom has long been one of her favorite pastimes. As we previously reported, Kim revealed that her daughter intimidates her more than anyone. The Kardashians reality star, who also shares daughter Chicago and sons Saint and Psalm with ex-husband Kanye West, has called North Kanye’s “twin.” When it comes to Kim doing unboxing videos for Instagram, North has hilariously called her mom out for her tone of voice. Back in September 2021, North interrupted her mom's makeup haul to ask, “Why do you talk different?” Kardashian replied: “For my videos, I’m the same human being. I don’t talk different. How do I talk different? Guys, do you think I talk different when I’m talking about contour?”
Both North and her cousin Penelope Disick were in the bathroom with Kim, agreeing that she sounds like she is talking in a different tone when talking to her hundreds of millions of followers. When Kim asked the girls how she sounded, North delivered an accurate impression of Kim’s high-pitched voice, with Penelope seen chuckling in the background. Kim posted a collage of folks on X (formerly Twitter) loving North ragging on her mom to her Story, saying things like, “‘You always say you’re glad when you’re mad,’ by Ms. North West,” and “Not North clocking Kim for her business voice.” Kardashian’s minimalistic style isn’t safe from North, either. Her daughter has complained when Kim wears too much black. “North is very opinionated when it comes to what I’m wearing,” Kim said in March 2022.
Take a look below at Kim Kardashian’s funniest TikToks:
Meet Maryann, who has been chasing magic since the early 90s. Back then, she hosted a love and dedication show at nights on Magic. Talk about romantic vibes! Since then, she traded her evening slot for mornings. When she’s not talking to you on the air, she’s living the glamorous life of a chicken, duck, pigeon, and German Short-Haired Pointer mom. Since Joel can never follow what she says, there is an entire feature called " What are you Talking About" at 9:10. Running is her secret to staying out of trouble – or at least staying ahead of the extra pounds. She has a husband named Matt, and a son named Zack, who she says makes her world a little adventure.