{"id":113959,"date":"2026-08-09T23:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/113959\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T23:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:18:19","slug":"kim-jong-un-issues-controversial-dictate-asks-citizens-to-eat-dog-meat-to-fight-extreme-heat-government-also-likely-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/113959\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un issues controversial dictate, asks citizens to eat dog meat to fight extreme heat; government also likely to…"},"content":{"rendered":"

For decades, Pyongyang has promoted Dangogi, establishing upscale restaurants along the Taedong River and registering regional recipes as part of the country’s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

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New Delhi: North Korea\u2019s state media has asked people to consume dog meat soup to cope with the ongoing heatwave. At present, the country is witnessing extreme temperatures, with several regions recording unprecedented heat. North Korea is once again promoting the controversial dish amid these conditions, according to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).<\/p>\n

SCMP reported that Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party, published health guidelines on Sunday outlining ways to stay safe during the heatwave and treat heat-related illnesses. In an interview with a senior doctor at Pyongyang General Hospital, the newspaper warned that heat exhaustion and heatstroke can aggravate conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and hyperthyroidism.<\/p>\n

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Dog Meat Soup Remains Popular in North Korea<\/p>\n

Former North Korean diplomat Ri Chol told This Week in Asia that \u201cDangogi is popular in North Korea, but it is expensive.\u201d He added, \u201cIt is mainly consumed during the summer to help people cope with heat-related fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n

For decades, Pyongyang has promoted Dangogi, establishing upscale restaurants along the Taedong River and registering regional recipes as part of the country\u2019s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

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The newspaper advised people to consume cooling foods such as watermelon, mung beans, and cucumbers.
\nIt also advised consuming what it described as \u201chighly nutritious foods\u201d including dog meat soup, fish porridge, and red bean porridge.
\nDog meat soup is locally known as \u201cDangogi Guk\u201d (literally, \u201csweet meat soup\u201d).
\nThe North Korean government has long promoted it as a traditional health tonic.
\nAlthough it is considered an expensive dish that remains out of reach for many ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n

The North Korean government organizes annual cooking competitions in Pyongyang to elevate the status of dog meat cuisine and promote it as a patriotic way to cope with the summer heat.\u00a0This approach stands in sharp contrast to South Korea, which passed a landmark law in 2024 banning the breeding, slaughter, distribution, and sale of dogs for human consumption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For decades, Pyongyang has promoted Dangogi, establishing upscale restaurants along the Taedong River and registering regional recipes as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[58634,58636,58638,37021,43865,58637,58639,141,31,34,129,4008,58635,5472,14006],"class_list":["post-113959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-north-korea","tag-china-post","tag-dangogi-guk","tag-diabetes","tag-dog-meat","tag-extreme-heat","tag-heart-disease","tag-hyperthyroidism","tag-kim-jong-un","tag-korea","tag-north-korea","tag-pyongyang","tag-rodong-sinmun","tag-weather-update","tag-worker","tag-workers-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}