The Bizarre Recipe for Survival: North Korea's Heatwave Solution North Korea's state media has recommended dog meat soup as a cooling remedy amidst the severe heatwave gripping the Korean peninsula.
Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party, advised citizens to indulge in this unorthodox dish along with other cooling foods like watermelon and cucumbers.
This is not the first time North Korea has promoted dog meat as a health food. For decades, Pyongyang has touted the dish through specialty restaurants and annual cooking competitions.