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North Korea Recipes

Home of cold buckwheat noodles and hearty northern fare. Not sure what to eat in North Korea? Start with Bindaetteok, Injo-gogi-bap, Gangnaengi-tteok and Onban. Here are 6 authentic North Korea recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
Pyongyang NaengmyeonPyongyang, North Korea · advanced · 160 minChewy buckwheat noodles in an icy, clear beef-and-radish broth, topped with pear, egg, and pickles.
OnbanPyongyang, North Korea · medium · 65 minA Pyongyang bowl of warm rice in chicken broth topped with shredded chicken and a mung-bean pancake.
Injo-gogi-bapPyongyang, North Korea · easy · 35 minSheets of soybean 'meat' stuffed with rice and topped with a spicy sauce, a resourceful North Korean street food.
Gangnaengi-tteokPyongyang, North Korea · easy · 50 minChewy steamed corn cakes lightly sweetened and often dotted with beans, a homely North Korean treat.
BindaetteokPyongyang, North Korea · medium · 50 minPyongyang market pancakes of coarsely ground mung beans mixed with kimchi and pork, pan-fried thick and crisp-edged.
Pyongyang MandugukPyongyang, North Korea · advanced · 150 minA clear northern Korean dumpling soup: hand-folded mandu of beef and tofu simmered in a light, restrained beef broth.
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