Wednesday, January 5, 2022

N. Korea: What food shortages? Fearless Leader one back invented the burrito

Max Gorbachev

Sputnik News

This is not the first time that the late leader of North Korea has been credited with creating iconic dishes. Previously, local media claimed that Kim Jong-il invented the hamburger, which he named "double bread with meat".

Late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il invented the popular burrito, local media have reported. According to the state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the head of state came up with the concept in 2011 and advised that the "wheat wraps" are best to be eaten while drinking mineral water or tea.

His son, incumbent leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un, takes a “meticulous interest” in the dish, whose popularity is now booming in North Korea, Rodong Sinmun writes. Videos released by local media show North Koreans gathering at outside the Kumsong Food Factory in the capital Pyongyang and then munching on the snack.

At one point, footage shows a mural depicting the late Kim Jong-il in a kitchen where the dish is made.

North Koreans who have fled the country have questioned the veracity of the video. Lee Hyun-seung told the Daily Mail that North Koreans don't even dream of eating burritos.

https://sputniknews.com/20220105/north-korean-media-reportedly-tout-late-kim-jong-il-as-inventor-of-burrito-1092040325.html

 

 

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