North and South Korean experiences

... In Bangladesh
Who would have thought that North Korean food is so different from South Korean food? Well, it is, and I had the unique opportunity to try both, in the same week!

South Korean Restaurant 

First South Korean Food Experience
The South Korean Restaurant, Sura Restaurant, was beautifully decorated, and the servers were mostly men in white shirts with patterns of bowties. My two friends from Korean ordered the food, so I was very excited to try it. The servers brought out a frying pan, and placed it in the middle of our table for us to fry it ourselves. The food was spicy, and the rice sticky, just as it should be. We had South Korean vodka, which is very strong! And we finished the meal with some type of dessert tea, naaam... The smell reminded me of Norwegian rice porridge.

Me attempting at Karaoke
 taken by Shaxuan Lizzie Shan 

A First Glimpse of North Korea 
Pyongyang Restaurant, the North Korean Restaurant was full of surprises. When we first arrived we sat in a room with a TV playing music videos of what I'm assuming to be traditional North Korean songs. Because a party was coming, we were moved to one of the private dining rooms at the restaurant. The private room had a round table, with a glass table on top that could be turned around to easily access all the food on the table. There was a wash room, with everything including a bathtub. Inside the room that was nicely decorated with North Korean art, there was also a Karaoke machine. All the food was very good, but not as spicy as the South Korean food. I tried what North Korean food is most well known for; their cold noodles. The flavor was very good, but it was weird to eat good noodles, mind you with chopsticks.

North Korean Waitress Singing Karaoke 
After the food, we wanted to sing Karaoke, and the waitress, dressed in a simple blue dress with a white collar sang for us! Her singing voice was beautiful! We tried to take pictures, but it is not allowed as the restaurant is operated by the North Korean Government and the waitresses are all actually from North Korea! As we were not permitted to take photos, I'm not posting any of my pictures of this.
We finished the night by singing Karaoke Asian style! (well, I attempted at least)
Throughout the Karaoke songs, beautiful images of North Korea came across the screen.

After this unique opportunity and first encounter of eating both South and North Korean food, in Bangladesh, one thing is certain; I want to travel to both countries in the near future.