Famous Chef Faces Prison for Serving Ant Dessert

South Korean prosecutors want a top Seoul chef to serve one year in prison and pay a 20 million won fine for serving dried ants in a sorbet for about four years. South Korea only allows ten insect types as food, and ants aren't one of them. The dish sold about 12,200 times, earning 120 million won. Sentencing is September 2, 2026.