Do you have North Korean restaurants in your country? Would you go there?

@bridgebum826

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@BillCollinsGuitar

Жыл бұрын

yes!

@Eddieheli

Жыл бұрын

I would love to. It's a sort of experience you would never have. I actually love the place & culture with sort of mystery. :)

@ariavril5434

Жыл бұрын

What a coincidence! I recently watched Russian vloggers, Eli from Russia, eating North Korean food in Vladivostok. The lady at the restaurant continually told Eli she couldn’t record. It was crazy. I kept thinking, “uh miss, you aren’t in North Korea Any longer so you can chill, girl.” Seems she does not agree. 😑🍽 I would TOTALLY try it!!

@worldmikel

Жыл бұрын

@@Ken-sn7oc Wikipedia: "According to Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner, the restaurants are one of several overseas business ventures of Room 39, a North Korean government organization dedicated to acquiring and laundering foreign currency for the North Korean leadership."

she probably had more north korean food than most north koreans

@zakiNBG

Жыл бұрын

dark. i love it.

@alvzcizzler

Жыл бұрын

That's very sad

@RomaHatkin

Жыл бұрын

LOL

@Incoming1983

Жыл бұрын

Kim Jong un: *emotional damage!*

@Stephen85

Жыл бұрын

North Korean food is an oxymoron.

Alina cracks me up. Her humor is perfect. She doesn’t even have to try. Lol. Thanks 😃

@Skank_and_Gutterboy

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@JonPorter94087

Жыл бұрын

Plus she reminds me of a young Janeane Garofalo.

@critterhighland8427

Жыл бұрын

@@JonPorter94087 holy shit! That’s so true

@jr7055

Жыл бұрын

Love it when Alina's in the video too!

@martinlatvian5538

Жыл бұрын

Alina is trying not to be fun, but She is one of the funniest Russians out there.

Pyongyang (restaurant chain) is a chain virtually run by the North Korean govt. One cite in the Wikipedia page says that it is a way for them to launder money for Kim's regime. Another cite says that workers are chosen for their loyalty to Kim and they send money back. At $20US for that meal, it seems awfully expensive for a plate of noodles and flat bread, even with the bonus hair.

@gladdie10

Жыл бұрын

I think you're right!

@NatashasAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Ugh that's so bad :( In Russian cities there are a few restaurants like this. Bonus hair x D

@mitchyoung93

Жыл бұрын

That's about right for any major American city.

@mracer8

Жыл бұрын

Kim's regime have much better way to get money then launder money thru a resturant chain(peanut), like selling a boat load of weapon to some rebel/Africa country/Russia/terrorist? how much a missile worth compare to a day of business in a not so busy resturant! cmon, have some common sense

@Tux.Penguin

Жыл бұрын

Authentic North Korean hair as a gift from the Kim government.

The two of you are always fun to watch. Are there other videos that you didn’t feel comfortable uploading in Russia but you might upload while in Georgia? Stay healthy and safe.

@NatashasAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't have such videos, only some vlogs from Russian cities that I might release in the future. The one I was worried about was Getting ready for the protest, kind of a satyr video, I filmed it in May but posted in September when I already was in Georgia

@MikeOxlong-

Жыл бұрын

@@NatashasAdventures Hey Natasha! Thanks for uploading this little vlog. It’s always nice seeing you and Alena together, as you have a back and forth chemistry in comedy that is really fun to watch! 😊 Anyways, you gotta tell Alena to upload more often! I remember her saying (a good while back) that she still had videos or vlogs made while she was still back home that she intended to upload… Get her off her butt to work on them! Lol 😂 Anyways, wish the best for you both as always! Take care. 🫶 Edit: By the way, I appreciate you including the info you that you did about North Korea! While I’m well aware of their history, I know many people are not. And like with all countries where people suffer under such despotism, that needs to change…

@dkamouflage

Жыл бұрын

​@@NatashasAdventures​ I know you meant to say that it was a "satire" video. But I am amused by the idea that you have a video of yourself dressed up as a *satyr*--which is a creature from Ancient Greek mythology. (I think the Russian word for them is Сатиры?)

I believe I saw a documentary about those North Korean restaurants abroad. They are supposed to both advertice the country, gather information and such. All the money goes back to the motherland. The girls working there hardly gets paid. But It's "a great honor" for them to get chosen for it. Loved your video

@kyles5513

Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds like something north Korea would do

@waefawawrgaw2835

Жыл бұрын

so women arent oppressed there lol theyre happy. W North Korea. Much better than Europe for sure

The "Pyongyang" chain of restaurants is like McDonalds, and they are opertaed in many countries. I know the one in Shanghai. If interested, you can see that article: "I ate at North Korea’s state-run restaurant chain in China. It was weird." I think you two had the same feeling 😉 "While North Korea primarily runs the 100-plus Pyongyang restaurants across Asia to generate hard currency for its cash-strapped economy - it’s estimated that each restaurant brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars for the regime annually - the chain clearly also functions as a place for positively engaging with the outside world."

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

While most of that money goes to lining pockets, it's worth pointing out that the life of ordinary North Koreans would be even worse without some foreign currency.

@pauly5418

Жыл бұрын

@@thursoberwick1948 The women that work there get very little for themselves. Their biggest perk is they get to watch Kung Fu Panda or other innocuous Western entertainment which they can't do in North Korea.

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

@@pauly5418 It's a better life than NK on several levels. They probably get the left over food too.

@asynchronicity

Жыл бұрын

@@pauly5418 Patronizing these restaurants is just supporting the horrific North Korean dictatorship.

Korean American from LA here. That cold noodle dish is very popular even in South Korea and there’s lots of restaurants in LA/OC that serve mul-naengmyeon. Kinda nice when it’s hot out. The noodles are made of buckwheat. Similar to Japanese soba. I’m not 100% that’s what you had but it looks similar. KZread chef Maangchi has a video on how to make it.

@aznluvr7

Жыл бұрын

Nengmyun, with a slice of melon! Great on those sweltering Korean summer days.

Pyeongyang style cold noodles (that is a literal translation from Korean) is probably the only North Korea associated food that is popular here in South Korea. Sidenote: I was kind of surprised to see how European Vladivostok looks, despite it being so far east.

@manofsesame3024

Жыл бұрын

How different is it than any NaengMyun?

Hey Natasha, I went to a Pjongjang restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam back in 2015 (it's closed now apparently). Food was great, waitresses were all young and female, dressed in "appropriate" North-Korean style uniforms, but very friendly and hospitable. You missed out on the "real" Pjongjang experience though. They had a live show with a band, including the waitresses playing guitars etc., a whole band basically! It was 30 minutes of songs, 2-3 North Korean propaganda songs interrupted by a - I'm not kidding - a song of Celine Dion. Our waitress was amazed by the fact that I was - in her mind - visiting the restaurant with my wife and my mistress at the same time (my colleagues btw., our male colleague was late) and blatantly asked me about that. Funny and ego stroking it might seem, it felt totally weird. She refused to give me one of her North Korean Flag Pins, so 3 out of 5, wouldn't recommend for another visit;)

@NatashasAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for sharing 😄

@aznluvr7

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Korean idea of "private subjects" is a lot more narrow than our western ideas. In fact, anytime you go into the eastern hemisphere no one is shy about asking "how much is your salary".

Thanks very much for sharing your wonderful adventure ! I thoroughly enjoyed your fabulous collaboration ! I think I might have better enjoyed Alena’s choice.

I love to watch the two of you together. Such a wonderful, informative video. Be safe. Carry on. You are saving the world.

Always learn something from your videos, Natasha! Thank you for sharing your perspective on the world.

Fan from england love watching your adventures

So pleased that we are catching up with You're old life vlogs. Keep them coming .

Hi Natasha, It's nice to see you and Alina collabing on your vids. Thanks for sharing your travels.

Great video. You two are quick funny. However, I doubt I would ever try that restaurant.

You and Alina together are just hilarious. Thank you.

I love your videos. Your English is excellent and you are able to frame your story which is so informative. Thank you so much for what you do!

So interesting! I love your content, especially that you have an eye for strange and different things most people would reject.

Great video. When I saw you eating, I thought those are very brave women.

I loved this video and the food looked quite colorful and tasty. The most fun were the two of you together, talking. Your discussion and insights were revealing and intelligent. The best to both of you.

Thank you so much for this video, it's such a unique little view of another world xxx

This is a unique place to visit and I'm glad you decided to share this video even though it is old. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

2:40 - 2:43 🤣😂🤣 This lady is like the Russian Audrey Plaza, just providing the grimmest commentary with such deadpan delivery.

Great video! I like your restaurant reviews. Please review some restaurants in Georgia! In the USA we have some South Korean restaurants, but many more Thai, Chinese and Japanese Restaurants. They are all delicious.

The whole vibe or ambience of that place with the green lighting and listening to that background music when eating could drive you crazy. 😂

You, Natasha, and your other lady youtouber, have a fantastic vibe together. Awesome vid. PEACE!

You two women are so cool! That seafood salad did not look 100% safe haha

@testrabbit

Жыл бұрын

I once ordered a sushi salad from a place that didn't serve sushi. They said they'd make it _if_ I agreed not to sue with the freshest seafood cuts they had out back.

Here in the USA we do have a lot of South Korean restaurants, and they are just called "Korean". I have never seen one listed as a North Korean restaurants. I went to a grate vegan Korean place in NYC once. I remember they had a lot of ginger flavored things, and it was very good. Thanks for sharing that. It is so interesting to see other parts of the world through your eyes.

@willsofer3679

Жыл бұрын

All North Korean restaurants are owned and operated by the North Korean government. Really. So, if you live in a western country, you're unlikely to ever see one (due to sanctions).

@shrewpynewpers4548

Жыл бұрын

I’m also in the US and I would bet we don’t have these restaurants because they generate revenue for the North Korean govt, which is sanctioned. I do not know this for a fact tho.

@pauly5418

Жыл бұрын

@@shrewpynewpers4548 No, you don't have them in the US because they violate UN sanctions against North Korea. Countries like China (they actually support North Korea) and Russia don't care. They've expanded to some southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, and Malaysia.

@blue-fj9ky

Жыл бұрын

Vegan Korean. I love New York! You have everything there.

@shepberryhill4912

Жыл бұрын

@@pauly5418 You're saying exactly the same thing.

This was such a unique and interesting video. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

I'm glad you decided to post the video! Very different unique atmosphere there; like a lot of restaurants or retail sort of dystopian in that the business needs to exist but most people working there don't actually want to be there. The green lighting was def a different vibe as you two pointed out. Once again thanks for your work and showing us things from the other side of the world!

@TimberwolfCY

Жыл бұрын

Oh, and stay safe! Hope your friend is doing well also!

@willsofer3679

Жыл бұрын

It's even worse there, though. They're forced to live in communal apartments, are under constant surveillance, and can't befriend any Russians, or socialize them in any meaningful way. Seriously. While getting paid, these people are little more than slaves. This is a chain restaurant owned by the North Korean government.

When they say hot dogs they mean it

I love traditional Korean food. Even though the South and North Korean cuisines diverged substantially after their separation, a lot of the basics are still shared. It would be interesting to see what improvisation North Korean people came up in order to cope with a dysfunctional economic system. Like how the Korean minority in the Soviet Union invented the famous carrot salad. Also, considering a lot of Korean dishes are spicy, and I heard Russians typically don’t like spicy food, would love to hear your take on this!

@behindthen0thing525

Жыл бұрын

More dogs and rats

@Incoming1983

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious to visit the South and check the differences for myself. Hopefully soon. Personally, I didn't find the North Korean food spicy - but I really didn't like the Kimchi. The rest was good, depending on the restaurant.

@NatashasAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I love the carrot salad, and also pyanse, both created by Korean diaspora in my native region. As for spiciness, Russian cuisine is indeed plain for many peoples. I'm ok with Russian food but also like spicy food (when it's moderately spicy).

@Habakuk_

Жыл бұрын

If I see a North Korean restaurant here for the first time, such a restaurant would probably be closed within 5 minutes (Germany) on suspicion of espionage or other illegal raising of money. Back then there was already a campaign where a hotel on the embassy grounds was closed because of illegal fundraising. ps Try the food if it's not a health concern I would anyway you should be open to everything :)

@Hvitserk67

Жыл бұрын

As Jeremy Clarkson says about very heavily spiced Indian food, the cause is only bad ingredients. I'm sure this applies to other places as well. (Jeremy Clarkson is an elderly British gentleman who hosts the world's most popular car show on Amazon Prime and previously on the BBC).

I was waiting for the pigeon peck! Thank you 👍🏻😀🇬🇧

Thanks for having Alina with you. She is very nice and I like the little jokes she makes. Dasha is nice too when you have her along

You are both very cool. It's funny how Alena was so playful and Natasha was so serious in this video. Love this content.

As I understand it, N. Korea has restaurants and other businesses in other countries in order to get foreign currency. They staff their businesses with N. Korean citizens who, as you speculated, are kept under control by the threat that could befall their families in N.K. These employees are also not allowed to mix at all with the people of the countries they are in, or so I’ve read. I think they all live together in apartments owned by the N.K. Government. As you said, it’s all very sad.

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

They probably get a better life in Vladivostok than they would in NK though... even getting to watch Kung Fu Panda is a little thing.

@allisonj7197

Жыл бұрын

@@thursoberwick1948 For real... Not sure how good the NK blackmarket is... or her access to it. It could be the first time shes EVER seen an American movie. And its not a bad movie, it could have been completely captivating for her.

@4423422

Жыл бұрын

@@allisonj7197 They can get CDs and watch. But if caught, jail or death. Try "Crash Landing on You " a fun way to get an idea of the North.

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

@@allisonj7197 It's not ideal but I think the north is a prison, so even this is an improvement on what she had.

I love this insight! I'll never get this in my country, so thanks! :)

Natasha- great as always. Hope you are happier now than last year.

I am glad that you and Alena are safe. I hope that the meat was actually pork.

If the episode is even remotely as funny as the titel, it's gonna be a f-ing blast! 😂

Thank you for being so open about waging peace not war at the end of the video.

Thank you for going to the North Korean restaurant and doing a video of your trip. I found it to be very interesting.

I love your sarcastic attitudes. I was laughing through the whole thing. I am glad you escaped North Korea,

I've been to the Pyongyang restaurant in Beijing, the food was really bland, but it was also very busy, and every 10 minutes the entire staff had to stop what they were doing and dance

Yay, I have been waiting for this one!

Natasha, THANK YOU for all of your great videos, and Alena too, we love seeing you together. )) In Los Angeles, there is a BIG Korean community in a part of the city called Koreatown, and lots of Korean restaurants, which we love. The food is SO good, and there is usually a hot iron grill in the middle of the table where you cook the meats right in front of you. We don't differentiate between North and South Korean food, but I must assume that it's South Korean in most if not all cases. The workers are really nice and don't discriminate.

Thank you Natasha and Alina for going to the North Korean restaurant so we don't have to ! Those noodles look nasty. Another awesome adventure.

@solconcordia4315

Жыл бұрын

Looks don't determine tastes. I ate the very ugly monkfish before. Its flesh tasted great in the oil-fried batter.

@darksword1

Жыл бұрын

No the cold noodles are delicious. I don't think they ate it correctly though. You have to mix it with the sauce and also add the vinegar and mustard. It's a great dish. Perfect for summer climate.

@stevegfromnc3482

Жыл бұрын

@lynton adams My thoughts exactly.

@Incoming1983

Жыл бұрын

It reminded me of Klingon Racht or Gagh. But it didn't move.

@GospelOfTimothy

Жыл бұрын

Noodles look like worms

Awesome video Natalia ☺✌Alena looks much happier 😊✌I remember the video you did in Vladivostok, and I still have the videos you deleted 😂✌ Hope Dasha is doing well. 😊 Love and Peace from my flooded Island ❤✌☺

Such an interesting video. Loved it!

Thank you Natascha and your friend for showing us an eerie place in the wilderness 😵‍💫

My mother came to America from South Korea in 1963. She said that she had never tasted meat until she came here. Looking at the food made me so hungry for Korean food except for the hair, uhg. Cool video Nat.

Nice to see you are safely in Georgia 🇬🇪, good to see you with Slava recently , you are educating me about Russia,thanks natalya/Natasha ✌️❤️🇬🇧

What a great video Natasha and thanks for spreading light about these North Korean restaurants. I would love to try one of these places someday. I listened to Yeonmi's audiobook about life in North Korea and other defectors. It's really interesting but also those restaurants send their higher class women as an opportunity to see the outside world. They don't actually want to work but just see the outside world. It's very interesting and keep up the great videos

Thanks for the video Natasha! :)

These restaurants are a chain owned by the Korean government to get foreign currency. The staff (which make virtually no money) are all carefully screened to be "loyal." All the money is sent back to the North Korean government. The staff people are kept in guarded communal housing to try and prevent defections which is also why they don't pay their staff a living wage since that encourages escapes. It's basically slave labor.

I’m trying to think how to tell you how much your natural talent to communicate enriches hearts and minds. You are funny without trying, honest without lecturing, and brave without flinching. Luv you dearly and a little bit queerly

@blue-fj9ky

Жыл бұрын

They're both outstanding communicators. I hope they each get to a million followers! Better than working in diplomacy or academia I think.

hi Natasha I'll hope you doing well thanks for all your videos God bless you I'd whacth your videos from Wisconsin USA

Listening to you two telling the experience afterwards was so hilarious! Love it!

The restaurant was ordinary, like a hundred mom-and-pops in the San Francisco Bay area. But it was fun to see your and Alena's reaction to the noodles.

@gregparrott

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in S.F. and lived there for decades.While it is a mecca for diversity, I never saw a North Korean restaurant.

@willsofer3679

Жыл бұрын

Except that this chain is operated by the North Korean government. The employees are under state control and surveillance. Hence why you'll never see one in a western country with sanctions on North Korea.

@richardrawson9430

Жыл бұрын

@@gregparrott nor have I

Holy shit. I’m laughing already. Natasha, excuse me, do you know how funny you are? Oh my god. Hahaha Kim has you in his sights!

Thanks for this special update.

This was a very entertaining video, particularly with your individual reactions to going to the restaurant. And it was a bit of a change of pace. I have eaten in many South Korean restaurants, but never one claiming to be a North Korean restaurant. The dishes looked different from the South Korean food I have had, especially the noodles.

The naengmyeon (cold noodles) that you ate were are actually made with arrowroot starch, that's how they get so sticky/chewy

Natasha I think your experiences and education would make you a wonderful Sociopolitical University Professor. Keep up your videos and thought reviews. Keep healthy and safe. Poka Poka I miss the pigeon.

@Blackadder75

Жыл бұрын

The pigeon is in the video , chilling on the couch

@solconcordia4315

Жыл бұрын

She is perceptive. I lived with my brother before who majored in Sociology. He was up-to-date on events so I benefited from his knowledge. (such as the best high school, the best college, good-paying jobs, etc. -- not money but valuable advices which steered me into success)

So I lived in S. Korea for a while. Those noodles are Mul-naengmyeon (Mul means Water in Korean) - it is cold buckwheat noodle. Koreans have soup at every meal. In my opinion they are the Kings of soup many of them are hot and spicy and sometimes I cannot eat them. . That soup is a special soup very popular around summer time. And usually I enjoyed it, but I usually wanted to eat something else with it. At the cheap restaurant near my house you could also get a kind of barbeque pork steak, very tasty and a good complement to it.

It´s cool to watch a colaboration video of the two girls. It looks like Natasha is mentoring Alina.

This girl completely intrigues me for some reason.

I think these restaurants are run by the north-korean government, so the employees must not be free to leave, and it would explain why they didn't put too much effort in their work

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

Exactly but it may well be a better life than spending it all in NK. At least they get to watch normal TV for example.

@willsofer3679

Жыл бұрын

They're actually forbidden from socializing with foreigners, aside from their working duties, so she was likely nervous about that. Service is pretty much going to suck, by default, when the waitresses are being watched.

The two of you have tongue in cheek potential as comedians. Comedy with irony makes great commentary.

Asian cuisine is my favorite.I will admit, that looked interesting. Especially the noodles. Love your videos.

A great story about an unusual dining experience. I went to a North Korean restaurant in Changchun, in Northern China with some Chinese friends. It was very much as you describe. except that two of the servers appeared, beautifully dressed in traditional clothes, and carrying piano-accordions. They then serenaded us with Korean revolutionary anthems during dinner. And on the way out, we noticed a very big, sulky guy in a leather jacket, sitting just inside the door. Bodyguard, or supervisor?. My Chinese friends thought that working abroad is a privilege for children of Party members, but they are still kept on a short leash. And espionage of course. My suggestion that "surely North Korea would not spy on China" was met with much laughter.

@hinchlnt

Жыл бұрын

Even we Americans have to worry just a little bit about our allies or neutral nations. For example, Israel has often spied on us, as well as India.

@pauly5418

Жыл бұрын

I think espionage is in the DNA of these type of regimes. They must know everything. A Chinese spy balloon went through Alaska and Canada recently. Even more recently, the Canadian military discovered and retrieved Chinese monitoring buoys in the Arctic. Maybe China is planning for a future invasion of the North American Arctic.

It's interesting to see

Niceeee am so envious! just checked it and it seems like we don't have that here in Barcelona

Thank you for sharing this unique content!! I love it :-)

No worries about your honest criticisms of the restaurant. Few of us watching are likely to get to a North Korean restaurant in Vladivostok any time soon! Thank you for being our tour guides very enjoyable!

I'm very fascinated with Vladivostok. You first introduced me to it during an earlier video of you. Last night I saw drone footage of the city during winter. I am South African and the closest I ever got to it was Urumqi, Xingjiang, China. After the war with Ukraine, I would probably visit there.

Good Stuff! I always really enjoy your videos.

Enjoy your videos always informative and entertaining

I live in the United States. The Korean community here is very tight and somewhat exclusive. One time I walked into a Korean restaurant and pretty much everyone in there was Korean. They all looked at me like, “what the hell are you doing in here?”.😄. You go into Chinese restaurants and all the customers are American. So Koreans are fiercely independent and quite different than the Chinese and they let you know it.

@MA_808

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking in, Mr. Stereotype!

@bbisnothotkratos

Жыл бұрын

Guessing you're in a pretty small city. In large cities in North America like New York, Toronto, LA and Vancouver, Korean food is very popular with non-Koreans. And there are plenty of Chinese restaurants where you'll find elderly Chinese people and families with very few or no non-Chinese people.

@chokolatelatte4764

Жыл бұрын

So, you decided all this on one restaurant, in one place? 🤔

@MA_808

Жыл бұрын

@@bbisnothotkratos Some live inside small brains

I hope the food tasted better than it looked.

Omg the lady watching Kung Fu Panda 😂😂😂 I love watching you two together. Alena cracks me up!! I wish she uploaded more.

Yet another great video from Natasha and I mustn’t forget her friend Alena. You have opened the eyes of the world to some of the smaller differences which people like myself both need and want to know about. A bravo for pointing out the reasons why the people working there in the North Korean restaurant have families back in their homeland. Otherwise it would be too easy for migrants to cross over. It is worth mentioning that I noticed a flash of the North Korean defector Yeonami Park. Who’s story I occasionally follow. And she is a brave woman to. So well done Natasha and Alena as the pair of you are a real “tour de force” when your chemistry gets together.. this is the first time I’ve been able to watch any of your new videos because of certain viruses which isn’t necessarily Covid but it’s kept me out of action for quite a little while. I wonder how much work it takes to get visas set up for you and Alena to visit the UK? Probably far to much but you never know. Poka poka.

The very topic is interesting as during the famine a decade ago in the US we heard the starving populace of NK had actually picked fields of grass bare of grass so they could boil it and try to eat it. There were also tales of people being arrested for murder and cannibalism in more remote provinces. Yeah sure, by now the population shrank a little so there is more food to go around, There are other videos of interviews with recent escapees from NK and not very much discussion is heard about how great the food is in NK, so this will be an interesting video for sure.

@EamonnS

Жыл бұрын

What a great and glorious leader they have.

@hortonharry3492

Жыл бұрын

Evidently no obesity problem in such remote provinces. Yet the whole economic and governmental system is a horror story. Pathological paranoia & delusion on a gargantuan scale is the steady diet fed to the NK people daily.

@nole8923

Жыл бұрын

You’d be amazed at how many weeds are edible. Particularly this time of year in the United States a weed called henbit is popping up everywhere. It is quite edible and not bad tasting though few people know this. Crabgrass seeds can be ground into flour similar to wheat. So unlike what you think, those grasses that North Koreans we’re eating possibly could have provided a decent amount of nutrients.

@ffwast

Жыл бұрын

They do talk a lot about how great food is wherever they defected to and how they didn't have nourishment like that in nk.

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

@@hortonharry3492 When we have QR passes everywhere and a personal carbon credit system, it will be a nightmare too. That's where we're heading.

We are finally back to something about Far East yayyyy! Vladivostok!!!! (y) Amazing food experience, they look tasty for sure! Hopefully one day I would have a chance to try it (Y) Thanks for sharing! (Y)

@NatashasAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, although it's the last video from the far east (I only have footage from the Jewish Autonomous Region left). Unfortunately, in the nearest future I'll not be able to go to Russia and visit other far east regions.

Great message of values!

I am so happy you are well, uou look fantastic. New Mexico loves you

Natasha - you and Alena make a perfect comedy team.

My favorite North Korean dish is grass

You guys had a cool adventure👍

I saw this restaurant being featured in a video posted by by Eli from Russia 5 days ago. It‘s interesting to see different aspects of the place. I wonder if there are any North Korean restaurants in Western europe. I have never seen one. Thank you for making this video for those who will never have the chance to set foot in one.

Heh, Eli From Russia went there too recently, got the same warning, but got away with it anyway, filmed her whole menu. ps: If you want to know more about NKorea: Yeonmi Park, she escaped from the country, she has her own channel, and she has been @ many podcasts. Most recent on Michael Malice's, who wrote a really good book about NKorea.

@englebertschnook5106

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Wagner mercenary group leader accuses Russia's defense ministry of 'treason'

@NatashasAdventures

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Yes, her story is incredible, I watched her channel

@frankswarbrick7562

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@@NatashasAdventures I stopped watching Eli From Russia last year, because unlike you and your friends, she does not appear to have spoken out against the Putin regime in any way. She may not advocate explicitly for the regime, but by remaining silent I feel she is still supporting it.

@answerman9933

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@@frankswarbrick7562 I feel the same way about Eli from Russia. But, to give her a benefit of a doubt, maybe she is just trying to be apolitical.

@frankswarbrick7562

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@@answerman9933 Apolitical is not an excuse, in this situation. IMO.

Natasha is so dang cute 😍

Subscribing from South Korea 🇰🇷!! Thanks for vlogging your channel!! I am really enjoying of watching it!! Thanks!! And, Happy New Year and Happy Spring over there!! 👋😇 P.S. I’m so excited of watching you enjoying your life!! Keep it up!! 👍🤙😎

So happy for you to know that you live in Georgia...I hope that you are happy, or that you will find happiness very soon. Regards from Marseille 🙂

That food did not look appetizing. Presentation is evidently not a big priority in North Korean restaurants. I don't know of any North Korean restaurants here--and there are plenty of ethnic restaurants.

10,000 Pregnant Russian women have gone to Argentina to give birth recently.

@RussianPlus

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Good for them I guess😊

@larsstougaard7097

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Many has gone to Turkey too, I think I read that Russians continue to come to Antalya in large numbers. According to the provincial governor, up to 19,000 Russians are arriving every day. Some are fleeing the draft and others are tourists who decide to stay.

Alina is an old soul. A grumpy, old soul. Best of luck to both of you.

Have watched a lot of travel videos on China and know and known some people who visited China. Putting the noodles in you mouth and then slurping or sucking them into your mouth is the correct way to eat noodles. They use the same method in Japan too. The use of soy beans should act as a good meat substitute and they are a good source of vegetable protein and are a complete protein ( same nutritional elements as in meat) when eaten with rice ( preferably brown rice) or other whole grains. They taste so buttery and oily. When I was single I used to buy and eat them a lot. They are one of my favorite foods and the Midwest grows a lot of them. You can buy them as dried beans and in bulk at the groceries throughout the Midwestern USA but you can't find them in bulk in the Mid-Atlantic states. ( New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, & Maryland) I have not located them when I visited relatives in New England states too. ( Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rode Island, Massachusetts) Since the restaurant owners are so secretive; did they enter Russia illegally or without the Russian government giving them permission to live in Russia? North Koreans tend to not like Americans and some Americans don't like North Koreans. I can understand why they may not want you as a customer when you tried to eat there with Mr. Binsky ( hope I spelled his name properly) As two Russian females, you would be looked at as neither friend nor enemy. Interesting video. Have talked to an employee at work who has made multiple trips to South Korea both for a vacation and for work. He has introduced me to some of their foods and I tend to like most of them. Getting ready to leave work and have clocked out and laughing at a song in the break room with the words " It is the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine" . Well, I am on my way home so cell phone time is over.