Ask a North Korean: What I learned from visiting a DPRK restaurant abroad



Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: What I learned from visiting a DPRK restaurant abroad A defector writes about his surreal meal at a North Korean restaurant in Laos and how it led him to reflect on his life Seonghyeon December 15, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean waitress sets a table for tourists at a restaurant in Hamhung, North Korea \| Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2012) “Ask a North Korean” is an *NK News* series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about what it’s like to visit a North Korean restaurant overseas as a defector. Joshua Kim (a pseudonym) — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he defected in 2019 — writes about how eating at a DPRK restaurant in Laos led him to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Ask a North Korean: What I learned from visiting a DPRK restaurant abroad

A defector writes about his surreal meal at a North Korean restaurant in Laos and how it led him to reflect on his life

Seonghyeon December 15, 2023

Ask a North Korean: What I learned from visiting a DPRK restaurant abroad

A North Korean waitress sets a table for tourists at a restaurant in Hamhung, North Korea | Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2012)

“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years.

Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence.

Today’s question is about what it’s like to visit a North Korean restaurant overseas as a defector.

Joshua Kim (a pseudonym) — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he defected in 2019 — writes about how eating at a DPRK restaurant in Laos led him to

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