Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

This week Maria from Spain asks:

I heard there’s no tteokbokki in North Korea. Is this true? How about other kinds of street food commonly found in South Korea such as hotteok and oden? Do they not exist in North Korea?

You’re right. Tteokbokki does not exist in North Korea. Before I came to South Korea, I had never heard of tteokbokki. I had no idea such food existed. Only after I came to