During the four-day trip to North Korea, we stayed at Yangjiao Island Hotel in the center of Pyongyang (equivalent to a five-star hotel in China), but the environment and other facilities were only equivalent to the three-star standard in China. Hotels in North Korea are classified as follows: Super (5 domestic stars), 1 (4 domestic stars), 2 (3 domestic stars) and 3 (2 domestic stars). The picture shows the restaurant on the second floor of Yangjiao Island Hotel, where we eat.
What does the hotel group meal eat?
Traveling to North Korea, the group meal in North Korea completely subverted my impression. From my own experience, it is very satisfying. After my trip to North Korea, I found that I gained a few pounds. The food in North Korea gives me the original feeling, and it feels that we have embarked on a journey of green food. We ate a lot in North Korea, and we ate differently every day.
After arriving in Pyongyang, I began to enjoy dinner. On the dining table, there is a local beer from North Korea. This brand is called Datong River Beer, which is very mellow. The price is equivalent to RMB 20 yuan.
According to local tour guides, North Korea's food supply is limited, with 7 Liang a day for those who have jobs and 3 Liang a day for those who have no jobs. If it is not allocated by the state, ordinary people can't afford it because Koreans can only buy two kilograms of rice a month. The picture shows the roast chicken served in the restaurant of Yangjiao Island Super Hotel.
After listening to the tour guide's introduction, everyone pays great attention to economy in eating and tries to finish every dish, which is also a kind of respect for North Korean farmers. The picture shows the meals provided by the restaurant of Yangjiao Island Super Hotel, one for every three people.
I had a famous Korean dish-bibimbap for dinner, but this stone pot was improved into ceramic pot, not a real stone pot, so it didn't feel authentic, and the taste was still a little bad, because the temperature was not enough. Bibimbap used to be a palace meal, and the production process was not complicated. The rice is cooked in a pot and the stone pot is served directly from the stove, which is an essential process for authentic bibimbap.
Korea's most distinctive Kaesong copper bowl rice (said to be eaten by ancient emperors)
Kaesong, once the capital of South Korea, has many historical sites and cultural relics, the most representative of which is the Korean Museum, which used to be Daming Palace, the palace of the Korean Dynasty and Sungkyunkwan Museum of Imperial College. The most widely known thing is that the military demarcation line between Panmunjom and South Korea is also near Kaesong. Copper bowl rice and ginseng stewed chicken are the most famous delicacies in Kaesong. The picture shows the internal environment of a restaurant in Kaesong.
We visited Kaesong, tasted thirteen copper bowls set for the feast of princes and nobles at noon, and saw a table full of golden copper plates, bowls and chopsticks. Isn't this a luxury and exaggeration? North Korea's copper bowl rice is somewhat similar to South Korea's "Ding Han Cai". It is said that it was the standard meal of the Korean royal family in those days. Put the side dishes, soup and staple food in copper bowls of different sizes, one set for each person, and serve with shochu and rice.
There are many kinds of side dishes, golden tableware, and the visual effect is great, which makes people appetite. Taste the famous copper bowl banquet in Kaesong. The copper bowl is opened, and there are all kinds of exquisite dishes inside. The picture shows the golden bowl opened: rice, potatoes, vegetables, pickles, pickles, cold bean sprouts, tofu, seaweed soup, and frozen rice cakes. The only meat dish is about ten dried salted fish. Although it is vegetarian, the amount one person eats is enough.
Finally, I ate hot Korean hot pot.
Dinner is arranged in Korean hot pot. Koreans like cold food, so we always eat cold food. When we hear about eating hot pot, our hearts are still full of yearning, because we can eat hot things.
Korean hot pot looks a bit like China hot pot. There are some pieces of pork belly on the plate, but it tastes really delicious, and then there are some vegetables. It feels like a dish cooked in clear water, very light.
Korean people can't live without kimchi on the dining table. Different families use their own unique accessories, so the kimchi tastes different from family to family. Kimchi, also known as "spicy cabbage", is a favorite dish of Koreans and the main non-staple food in winter. Spicy cabbage, fragrant and refreshing, has the effects of relieving boredom and hangover, helping digestion and increasing appetite, and is an indispensable dish in North Korea's daily diet.
One hot pot for each person, many side dishes and other dishes, and Korean beer. It is very rich. It is especially recommended that the rice produced in North Korea is smooth and delicious.
Try the special Shenxianlu roast duck.
Taste the special Shenxianlu roast duck in a restaurant in Pyongyang. Korean roast duck meat is very distinctive. Marinate the duck first, and then bake it on a baking tray for 2-3 minutes before eating. The meat is tender inside and tender outside, which is really delicious.
For dinner, the five of us shared five dishes, such as duck meat and duck soup, which were full. Barbecue plays a very important role in Korean catering. North Korea's traditional barbecue has a unique taste, perfect catering and unique eating method, forming a set of perfect cooking and eating methods. Korean cuisine is characterized by fresh and elegant dishes and unique flavor!
Five tourists of our group specially ordered a bowl of cold noodles, 30 yuan RMB. This is one of the staple foods in North Korea. The method of cold noodles is: cook the rice noodles made of buckwheat noodles and starch in boiling water, soak them in cold water, take them out, add beef, dog meat, shredded eggs, pepper, sesame, sesame oil, shredded apples and pears, and pour some dog broth. It tastes sweet and sour, spicy and cool. I also ate a bowl, which was delicious. Summer should be better.
The trip to North Korea is also a gourmet trip. Looking forward to all kinds of local Korean food every day, it's really appetizing!