How are potatoes prepared in North Korea?

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I've read that North Korea has launched a "potato revolution" in response to their problems with insufficient food production.  The government is trying to convince North Koreans to eat more potatoes as this is a food that is well suited to growing in the country's climate.  What types of recipes do they have?

Living In Korea · Accepted Answer

Your question was a difficult one to search, concerning recipes for how Potatos are prepared in North Korea.

A thorough search through Google produced no recipes, but only stories on the "Potato Revolution" and these stories are somewhat dated when written.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/FI14Dg04.html  This story dated 14 September 2004
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/dprk/2004/02/dprk-040213-0219-rok-mou01.htm  This story dated February 2004
http://www.tomcoyner.com/n_koreans_face_potato_revolution.htm  This story dated 9 August 1999

I doubt seriously you would find any recipes coming out of North Korea, concerning the preparation of Potatos for consumption.

In Asian countries, eating Rice is prestigious.  Eating anything less is "losing face."

Like to learn a Korean joke?

How can you tell a South Korean from a North Korean?

The South Korean eats Rice; the North Korean eats Barley or Corn, if they're lucky.

Anonymous · Answer

I think Bush was duped into believing that the weapons of mass destruction were there by the CIA as well as other orginizations, now he and everyone else is gun shy. Election campaigns will be starting up soon and the Republicans don't want to open another can of worms. Another point is, I think everyone is afraid to do anything to Korea in case China, who has and is a direct supporter of the North Koreans might join in the fight. I do know that the reason that went in Iraq was not for oil. The US does not import oil from Iraq. Most of the Iraqi oil goes to China.

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