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In search of Seoul's most authentic North Korean dishes
Some Seoul restaurateurs are preserving the culinary heritage of North Korea by serving delicacies such as pyeonsu (dumplings) and naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles)
Korean dishes. Credit: Dylan Goldby Neungra Table< Seoul<Korea
Euljiro area, Seoul

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A portrait of Dr Lee Ae-ran. Credit: Dylan Goldby Jaha Mandu, Seoul, Korea

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A bowl of naturally dyed dumplings in a light meat broth. Credit: Dylan Goldby  Jaha Mandu, Seoul, Korea

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Dr Lee Ae-ran, founder of the North Korean Traditional Food Institute.

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 A bowl of cold buckwheat noodles at Woo Lae Oak restaurant, Seoul, Korea

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North Korean cold noodle dish at Baryongsan restaurant. Credit: DYLAN GOLDBY

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 Jeong Sang-hyeok, owner of Banryongsan restaurant, Seoul, Korea. Credit: DYLAN GOLDBY

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Chef Kim Sung-il of  La Yeon restaurant at the Shilla Seoul Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

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Set course at La Yeon Restaurant in the Shilla Seoul Hotel. Credit: The Shilla Hotel

Credit: The Shilla Hotel