Walking into North Korea: How many times can North Koreans eat meat a year?

For China people, meat is no longer a luxury. Many people eat meat every meal. If time goes back to the sixties and seventies, then meat was very luxurious and it was difficult to buy meat. Many families can only eat meat on holidays. Many people are interested in what North Koreans eat. When it comes to what North Koreans eat, it's hard to say clearly.

Because in North Korea, people with different backgrounds, different classes and different spending power eat different things. Although North Korea implements a planned economy, traveling to North Korea can also feel the polarization between the rich and the poor. When it comes to what North Koreans eat, it can only be explained by crop yield. According to relevant reports, the staple foods of Koreans are cereals, potatoes and sweet potatoes, of which cereals account for more than 60%. So North Koreans usually eat more rice and potatoes.

Koreans usually eat vegetables, but the vegetable production in North Korea is not high. It is reported that the per capita monthly output is four or five kilograms. Therefore, the vegetables on the Korean table will be very expensive if you buy them in the market. So, do Koreans often eat meat?

North Korea's meat production is not high. Especially the yield of beef is very low. Because cattle are an important labor force in North Korea. Koreans don't eat much pork. Ordinary people may not eat meat several times a month, and Koreans don't drink much milk at ordinary times.

Although Koreans don't eat much meat, the output of aquatic products is high. These include fresh water products and seafood. Especially in the coastal cities of North Korea, seafood is very rich. North Korea even exports a lot of seafood abroad every year, so some people in North Korea often eat products. Koreans usually eat fruit. Although North Korea's fruit production is not high, it is higher than South Korea's. Moreover, North Korea exports some fruits abroad every year.

Ordinary people in North Korea usually eat less fruit. Many people buy fruit one by one. Unlike in China, how many kilograms of fruit are bought at a time. For the Korean people, they usually don't eat too much non-staple food. Things like instant noodles and bread are only eaten occasionally. However, Koreans usually eat more ice cream and kimchi. What do you think of this?