North Korea touts BBQ restaurant boom, but sceptics dismiss it as propaganda
State media says the openings are meant to project prosperity as more than 40% of North Koreans were undernourished, the UN food body said.
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North Korea touts BBQ restaurant boom, but sceptics dismiss it as propaganda - Regional Media News
By Maggie Grether and Soohyun Jung SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, marble tabletops inlaid with grills, and menus featuring beef, pork, and ostrich. Since September, state media has announced over a [...]
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North Korea touts BBQ restaurant boom, but sceptics dismiss it as propaganda
SEOUL: North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, marble tabletops inlaid with grills, and menus featuring beef, pork, and ostrich.Since September, state media has announced over a dozen new "bulgogi" restaurants nationwide, a Korean word
North Korea opens luxury grilled restaurants, while millions of people suffer from hungerNorth Korea promotes a new culinary obsession: multi-storey grilled restaurants, with terraces with a water source, marble tables with grilled grilled and menus that include beef,...More...
According to experts, meat is an important symbol for North Korea, and it also reminds us of the promise of the late leader Kim Il-sung to bring the people "white rice and meat soup."
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