Tag: food
N. Korean police and state security officials in Pyongsong receive year’s...
North Korean police and state security officers in Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province, recently received a year's worth of food rations. Amid government propaganda about...
New Year’s holiday exposes large gaps between N. Korea’s rich and...
Sinuiju’s well-off and low-income families celebrated the New Year's holiday in very different ways, with particularly stark differences in what kind of meals they...
Why N. Koreans are making less and less of meju, an...
Meju (fermented soybeans mash) is the key component in multiple commonly used Korean seasonings, including doenjang, gochujang, and soy sauce. It was commonly made...
Amid imports from China, N. Korean rice prices continue gradual march...
North Korean rice prices, which had already been declining due to recent imports of food from China, are continuing their slow march downwards in...
Hyesan residents turn to soy milk to make kimchi this year
Hyesan residents are making their kimchi with soy milk rather than chili powder seasoning this kimjang season, Daily NK has learned.
Kimjang is the Korean...
Newly harvested potatoes appear in N. Korea’s markets
This year’s potato crop has begun circulating in markets, which is welcome news for North Koreans who have been suffering from the food shortages.
“With...
N. Korea’s defense ministry criticizes military units that failed to collect...
After reviewing this year’s salt collection efforts in mid-August, North Korea’s Ministry of Defense sharply criticized military units that failed to meet their collection...
The winners and losers of S. Pyongan Province’s dog meat cooking...
As part of a North Korean dog meat competition held around the three “dog days” (boknal) of summer, South Pyongan Province awarded the three...
N. Hamgyong Province market sellers still find it hard to make...
In North Hamgyong Province, market prices of some food items are falling to pre-COVID-19 levels, but food sellers are still finding it hard to...
Kangwon Province orders residents to plant sunflowers to increase cooking oil...
As part of efforts to gain self-sufficiency in the production of cooking oil, Kangwon Province recently ordered people to plant sunflowers and hand over...
