Tennis star Taylor Townsend apologized over social media on Wednesday for making disparaging comments about Chinese food.

Townsend's mea culpa came days after she posted a series of now-deleted videos on Instagram in which she mocked a buffet in China that included bullfrogs and soft-shelled turtles.

She wondered if bullfrogs were "poisonous" and that consuming them could cause "warts and boils." She also joked that she would need to "talk to HR" about the food.

Townsend, 29, was in Shenzhen representing the United States in the Billie Jean King Cup when she posted a video of a buffet.

After facing swift backlash for having cultural insensitivities, Townsend offered an apology.

"I just wanted to come on here and apologize sincerely from the bottom of my heart," Townsend said on Instag

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