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’s question is:
Do you eat dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter in North Korea, too?
Written by Je-son Lee | Translation by Elizabeth Jae

In North Korea we don’t normally get to eat dairy products such as milk, cheese, and butter, mainly just because they’re over-priced. I don’t know how it is over in Pyongyang but, to be honest, I hadn’t even heard of the word “cheese” growing up in my hometown in