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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

    Credit: Dylan Goldby

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

    Credit: Dylan Goldby

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

    Credit: Dylan Goldby

    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

    Credit: DYLAN GOLDBY

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

    Credit: DYLAN GOLDBY

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

    Credit: The Shilla Hotel

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

    Credit: The Shilla Hotel