Economic hardship forces North Korean families to abandon traditional kimchi-making

Economic hardship forces North Korean families to abandon traditional kimchi-making

Kimchi-making season has arrived in the northern stretch of North Korea, including Ryanggang and North Hamgyong provinces. But aside from the financially well-off, ordinary people are apparently opting out of kimchi-making this year because they cannot afford the ingredients. Faced with persistent economic hardship, the time-honored custom of families making kimchi at the beginning of winter is… Source