Italian food's popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says



News Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says Northerners have also developed popular indigenous twists such as kimchi pizza, crown daisy pizza Subin Kim March 23, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea Pyongyang pizzeria by Eric Lafforgue on 2009-05-22 07:44:21 Spaghetti and pizza are so popular in North Korea that even street vendors serve Italian food, a worker in the first Italian restaurant in North Korea said in an interview. Ri Bong Nyo, a server at an Italian restaurant in Kwangbok Street, Pyongyang, went on to praise Italian food's nutritional value while talking with North Korea’s weekly Tongil Sinbo, published last Saturday. Spaghetti and pizza are so popular in North Korea that even street vendors serve Italian food, a worker in the first Italian restaurant in North Korea said in an interview. Ri Bong Nyo, a server at an Italian restaurant in Kwangbok Street, Pyongyang, went on to praise Italian food's nutritional value while talking with North Korea’s weekly Tongil Sinbo, published last Saturday. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © 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 Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says

Northerners have also developed popular indigenous twists such as kimchi pizza, crown daisy pizza

Subin Kim March 23, 2015

Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says

North Korea Pyongyang pizzeria by Eric Lafforgue on 2009-05-22 07:44:21

Spaghetti and pizza are so popular in North Korea that even street vendors serve Italian food, a worker in the first Italian restaurant in North Korea said in an interview.

Ri Bong Nyo, a server at an Italian restaurant in Kwangbok Street, Pyongyang, went on to praise Italian food's nutritional value while talking with North Korea’s weekly Tongil Sinbo, published last Saturday.

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