According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), officials banned the dish alongside steamed rice cakes tteokbokki. One vendor, who is based in the northern province of Ryanggang, stressed that authorities have been monitoring them closely.
The vendor told The Sun: “Sales of budae-jjigae in the market have stopped. The police and market management have said anyone caught selling it will be shut down.”
Kim Jong has banned hot dogs in North Korea. He has declared that serving sausages in the country will be treated as an act of treason.
Other things banned: Jeans. Leather jackets. Microwaves. Bibles. Designer shoes. Sports Cars. Weed. iPhones. Slang. Porn. K Pop. YouTube.
North Koreans are said to love a spicy noodle soup which uses hot dogs or spam. The dish, called Budae-jjigae, was imported from South Korea in 2017. Budae-jjigae, also known as ‘Army Base Stew, is also made up of umami-rich broth, Korean hot pepper paste, beans, flakes and kimchi.
But now vendors have been blocked from offering the soup at markets.
The organisation supports persecuted Christians across the globe. Cho previously told the publication: “Underground Christians might celebrate in total secret singing some hymns very quietly and reading scripture but that’s it.
The cost they would pay if they were discovered is dear. The minimum punishment would be being sent to a gulag prison camp and made to work hard labour or they could even be executed on the spot.”
