Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for serving dessert topped with ants
Ants are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said. Photograph: Patrick SeanView image in fullscreenAnts are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said. The Guardian contacted Evett for comment.Evett was founded by the Australian chef Joseph Lidgerwood, who has appeared on the Netflix cooking competition Culinary Class Wars and is the restaurant’s public face.
- ▪Ants are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said.
- ▪Photograph: Patrick SeanView image in fullscreenAnts are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said.
- ▪The Guardian contacted Evett for comment.Evett was founded by the Australian chef Joseph Lidgerwood, who has appeared on the Netflix cooking competition Culinary Class Wars and is the restaurant’s public face.
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Ants are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said. Photograph: Patrick SeanView image in fullscreenAnts are used as an ingredient in the US and Europe, and the restaurant appeared not to have realised they were not permitted in South Korea, the judge said. Photograph: Patrick SeanSouth KoreaMichelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for serving dessert topped with antsProsecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menuRaphael Rashid in SeoulWed 16 Sep 2026 05.09 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 05.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s most celebrated…
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