{"id":49794,"date":"2021-11-02T13:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=49794"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:29:32","slug":"lack-cabbage-makes-difficult-north-koreans-make-kimchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/lack-cabbage-makes-difficult-north-koreans-make-kimchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of cabbage makes it difficult for N. Koreans to make kimchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic difficulties are reportedly forcing residents of Yanggang Province to give up making winter kimchi for the second straight year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a telephone conversation with Daily NK on Monday, a source in Yanggang Province said people usually begin the <em>kimjang<\/em>\u00a0in mid-October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>kimjang<\/em> is the Korean tradition of communally preparing kimchi for the winter season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said people are having such a tough time that \u201cthey cannot even prepare cabbage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, <em>kimjang<\/em> begins a bit early in North Korea. Especially in Yanggang Province, the coldest region in Korea, the <em>kimjang<\/em> should be in full swing by now. However, the <em>kimjang<\/em> reportedly began about 10 days later than last year. This means preparations themselves got off to a late start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, last year, many locals went to the market to check out the price of cabbage or radishes, regardless of their difficulties. This year, however, they are not even bothering to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42650\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uc591\uac15\ub3c4-\uae40\uce58-696x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uc591\uac15\ub3c4-\uae40\uce58-696x406.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uc591\uac15\ub3c4-\uae40\uce58-696x406-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Examples of kimchi made by North Koreans in Yanggang Province. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of Oct. 28, the price of cabbage and radish was KPW 1,500 a kilogram each in the markets of Hyesan as of Oct. 28. This was a bit higher than the same time last year, when they were KPW 1,200 and KPW 700, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea suffered poor harvests due to drought and insufficient fertilizer. What\u2019s more, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-authorities-crack-down-street-commerce-hyesan-before-party-foundation-day\/\">crackdown on street commerce<\/a> has helped drive up prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the price of red pepper powder has considerably dropped compared to last year. A kilogram of pepper powder is currently KPW 15,000, 66.7% less than what it was this time last year (KPW 45,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Daily NK reported on Oct. 20 that the authorities ordered provincial governments to autonomously provide autumn vegetables ahead of the <em>kimjang<\/em> season. This was essentially an announcement that the central government would be providing no vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the authorities are not \u201cguaranteeing a living\u201d as they seemingly focus solely on controlling markets and people while \u201cusing the coronavirus as an excuse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said it might be the height of the <em>kimjang<\/em> season, but frustration was growing among people who are simply watching the season pass without a provision of vegetables from the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%ea%b3%a0%ec%b6%a7%ea%b0%80%eb%a3%a8%ea%b0%92-66-7-%eb%8c%80%ed%8f%ad-%ed%95%98%eb%9d%bd%ed%96%88%eb%8a%94%eb%8d%b0-%ec%a3%bc%eb%af%bc%eb%93%a4-%ea%b9%80%ec%9e%a5-%ed%8f%ac%ea%b8%b0\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economic difficulties are reportedly forcing residents of Yanggang Province to give up making winter kimchi for the second straight year. 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