Fast food on Pyongyang's plate

SEOUL: You still can't get a hamburger in Pyongyang, but the suspiciously similar "minced beef and bread" is for sale in the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) first fast-food restaurant, a news report said on Saturday.

The Samtaesong restaurant opened in the country last month in cooperation with a Singaporean company, according to the Tokyo-based Choson Sinbo. The Singaporean company, which the newspaper did not name, provided training to restaurant staff and supplied equipment.

The restaurant's interior appears to be styled after fast-food joints the world over, but the menu is careful not to call its signature fare a hamburger.