Famous Restaurant in Seoul Fined for Serving Ants

A famous restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, must pay a fine after serving ants to customers. The owner put three to five ants on top of sorbet, a cold fruit dessert, to give the dish a sour taste.

on top of= 在……上面（放置或覆蓋於某物上方）

The restaurant broke the local food safety law. South Korea allows people to eat only ten types of insects, such as grasshoppers and silkworms. Ants are not on this list of approved insects.

such as= 例如；用於引出具體例子

Judges said the problem was serious because tests showed high levels of heavy metals in the ants. The owner said he did not know that serving ants was illegal in South Korea.

high levels of= 高含量的……（表示某物質數量或濃度很高）

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文法整理

句型	意思
on top of	在……上面（放置或覆蓋於某物上方）
such as	例如；用於引出具體例子
high levels of	高含量的……（表示某物質數量或濃度很高）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
pay a fine	繳交因違法或違反規定而被處以的罰款。
food safety law	規範食品生產、加工、運送、販售及食用安全，以保障消費者健康的法律或相關法規。
approved	經主管機關或具權威者正式認可、同意的
illegal	違反法律、法規或正式規定而不被允許的；非法的
sour	有酸味的；嚐起來像檸檬或醋的

延伸學習

•由於食用昆蟲可能存在重金屬累積或過敏原等健康風險，許多國家對其有嚴格的法規管制。
•雪酪（Sorbet）是一種主要由水果果汁或果泥加糖冷凍製成的冰品甜點。