One of America’s most popular exports is illegal in South Korea — Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning mix. The blend, which is popular with influencers and regularly spotted in recipes on TikTok, contains salt, minced garlic, sesame seeds and poppy seeds — the last of which is banned in South Korea. Travelers arriving at Seoul’s Incheon Airport recently have reported seeing signs specifically mentioning the Everything But the Bagel seasoning mix not being permitted. One poster on X, formerly known as Twitter, shared a poster from the airport. The sign had a picture of the seasoning mix and read in Korean, “We would like to inform you that the following products containing poppy seeds are restricted from being brought into the country as ‘Papaver Somniferum L,’ an ingredient of the poppy family designated as narcotic substance under South Korea’s narcotic drugs control law, has been detected.” The poppy plant is a vital source for the same compounds which are found in painkillers like codeine and morphine as well as street drugs like heroin, although the seeds themselves don’t contain any opiates. Recently, a blogger on Korean website Naver posted about their experience bringing Trader Joe’s products back from the U.S. to South Korea. In a July 14 post, the blogger reported that she brought back 20 bottles of the seasoning, which she learned about online. However, they came out of the luggage conveyer belt with a yellow lock on them, and she had to speak with airport officials to explain why she had brought the forbidden items into the country. Ultimately, “I gave up the seasoning bottles and then I was let go,” she said. South Korea is not the only country with restrictions on poppy seeds. In Singapore, the seeds are officially classified as “prohibited goods” by the Central Narcotics Bureau, but people who want to bring them into the country — whether in seed form or in food products — can apply for an exemption through the country’s Health Sciences Authority. Trader Joe’s is a California-founded grocery store chain with more than 500 locations across the United States. (SD-Agencies) Trader Joe’s超市的全能貝果混合調味料是美國最受歡迎的出口商品之一，不過它在韓國被列為非法。 這種混合調料很受網紅歡迎，經常出現在TikTok的食譜中，含有鹽、蒜末、芝麻和罌粟籽，而其中最后一種成分在韓國是被禁止的。 最近，抵達首爾仁川機場的旅客報告說，他們看到告示牌提醒不允許帶全能貝果混合調味料進入韓國。 一位發帖人在 X（以前叫推特）上分享了一張機場張貼的海報，上有這種調味料的圖片，并用韓語寫道：“我們想通知您，以下含有罌粟籽的產品因為檢測出罌粟成分被限制攜帶入境，根據韓國麻醉藥品管制法，這種成分被認為是一種麻醉劑。” 罌粟植物是可待因和嗎啡等止痛藥以及海洛因等街頭毒品中同類化合物的重要來源，盡管罌粟種子本身不含任何阿片成分。 最近，韓國網站Naver上的一位博主發布了他們將Trader Joe’s的產品從美國帶回韓國的經歷。 在7月14日的一篇文章中，博主稱她帶了20瓶調味料，她從網上了解到這種產品在美國很流行。然而，行李從傳送帶上出來時被上了一把黃色的鎖，她不得不與機場官員交涉，解釋為何將違禁物品帶入境。 她說，最后，“我交出了調料瓶，然后就被放行了”。 韓國并不是唯一限制罌粟籽入境的國家。在新加坡，罌粟籽被中央緝毒局正式列為“違禁品”，但想要將其帶入該國的人 —— 無論是以種子形式還是以食品形式 —— 都可以向該國的健康科學局申請豁免。 Trader Joe’s是一家成立于加利福尼亞州的連鎖食品雜貨店，在全美有500多家分店。 (Translated by Debra) Words to Learn 相關詞匯 【調味料】tiáowèiliào seasoning salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavor 【止痛藥】 zhǐtòngyào painkiller a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain | 