A diplomat’s life: Dining on pizza and ‘meat in bread’ in Pyongyang restaurants
A handful of specialty eateries serve international fare, but many locals stick to kimchi and Korean classics
Eric Lafforgue | A North Korean cook with giant fake hamburgers in Pyongyang in Sept. 2011
The following article is the eighth in a multipart series by Taylor Darby, a pseudonym for a foreign diplomat that worked in Pyongyang for an extended period of time before being forced to leave in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
The following article is the eighth in a multipart series by Taylor Darby, a pseudonym for a foreign diplomat that worked in Pyongyang for an extended period of time before being forced to leave in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
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