North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, marble tabletops inlaid with grills, and menus featuring beef, pork, and ostrich, and experts say it's about state propaganda as much as food. - REUTERS

Beef with a side of propaganda? North Korea's barbecue boom

North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, marble tabletops inlaid with grills, and menus featuring beef, pork, and ostrich, and experts say it's about state propaganda as much as food. - REUTERS

Published: 2 Nov 2026