I guess they do that sometimes in Seoul. But they are afraid of people having allergic reactions and “choking”…Soju is a type of booze.
South Koreans often mix soju (a type of alcohol mixed with wasps) with other ingredients. “Somac”, a mixture of soju and beer, is the most popular soju-based cocktail. “It is no more than a rumour going around ordinary people that wasps could help restore health,” Kim Seung-hwan, a researcher at the Food and Drug Safety Ministry, told Reuters. Kim said it was a sub-culture that had been around for a long time, but it had worsened since some people began sharing the recipe and even selling it online.
