This snack gets hate but also being popular snack because its shape in Thailand

News24xx.com -  From reports of Khao Sod, Ketnita Prasertsomboon of Pho Hai Ma, has selling the controversial treat at her Indy Market stall in western Bangkok.

She has sell a snack with priced at USD 1.20, that can be paired with a variety of sauces, from ketchup to mayonnaise — even chocolate!

But not everyone likes to buy her snacks that she sells, because the shape is similar like penis.

“Some people told me that I’m doing something obscene and un-Buddhist. I got a bit stressed, but I didn’t fight back. I just want people to view it as a snack,” Prasertsomboon told.

However, a local celebrity chef, Yingsak Chonglertjetsadawong have turned the snack became popular, after dubbing it too obscene.

 

 

“From my time in the food industry, I never thought I would encounter food shaped like genitalia,” Yingsak Chonglertjetsadawong was quoted as saying.

“Would you buy this for your parents? If a girl aged 7 or 8 was eating it on the street, is that something you’d want to see?”

She then urged others not to buy and eat the product.

“Some women take photos of themselves about to eat the waffles, or even videos of themselves eating one to post online. It’s inappropriate and a bad example for the youth,” she said.

It is important to note that in Thailand, penis-shaped objects are often found in bars, shops, and restaurants for good fortune.

While outsiders said these too offensive, but Thais who are deeply superstitious regard such lucky charms and talismans as important.