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North Korea's barbecue boom: Taste of prosperity or widening divide?

Outlet: The Korea Herald · The Korea Herald · Published 19/10/2026 05:46 UTC

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North Korea is opening upscale Korean barbecue restaurants at a remarkable pace, in what analysts see as an effort to showcase rising living standards, capture spending by an emerging middle class and project an image of prosperity beyond Pyongyang. Yet the rapid expansion of state-backed dining facilities, complete with outdoor terraces, modern ventilation systems and seating for hundreds, stands in stark contrast to the country's persistent food insecurity and deep inequalities in access to me

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19/10/2026 05:46 UTC
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