Health minister warns of dangers of street snack after children suffer stomach burns and food poisoning from chiki ngebul, a candy doused with liquid nitrogen
Dragon’s Breath, a snack dipped in liquid nitrogen, causes vapour to billow out of the eater’s nose and mouth. Popularised on TikTok, Indonesia’s health ministry has warned of its dangers after some children suffered burns.Dragon’s Breath, a snack dipped in liquid nitrogen, causes vapour to billow out of the eater’s nose and mouth. Popularised on TikTok, Indonesia’s health ministry has warned of its dangers after some children suffered burns.
The government has warned of the dangers of using liquid nitrogen in ready-to-eat food and urged greater vigilance after some children suffered stomach burns and food poisoning while eating chiki ngebul or chikibulis – a rainbow assortment of candies coated in a cloud of liquid nitrogen mist. Skin burns and severe breathing difficulties are other potential risks, the Indonesian ministry of health’s director general, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, said in a statement.
On TikTok, dozens of videos, accompanied by dance music, show teenagers and young children with tendrils of smoke coming from their mouths as they devour chiki ngebul. In one video that has racked up nearly 60,000 views, a toddler can be seen puffing the smoke through the hole in the sweet.
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