It's Time We Rolled Up Our Sleeves and Spit on Our Hands. North Korea Needs Us.

It's Time We Rolled Up Our Sleeves and Spit on Our Hands. North Korea Needs Us.

Kim Jong Il's former sushi chef talks. While his nation starves, Dear Leader's chef traveled around the world purchasing the best ingredients for Dear Leader's plate.

Urumqi (in northwestern China) for fruit, mainly hamigua melons and grapes
Thailand for fruit, mostly durians, papayas, and mangoes
Malaysia for fruit, mostly durians, papayas, and mangoes
Czechoslovakia for draft beer
Denmark for pork
Iran for caviar
Uzbekistan for caviar
Japan for seafood


"With respect to rice, before cooking it a waiter and a kitchen staff member would inspect it grain by grain. Chipped and defective grains were extracted; only those with perfect form were presented."

One day during a meal Kim Jong Il suddenly said, "Fujimoto, I've heard that in Japan there is a rice cake filled with mugwort. I want you to go and buy it tomorrow!"

The cook finally escaped by convincing Dear Leader that he should try a fancy new sea urchin dish. The ingredients had to be purchased in Japan. The chef left and never returned with Kim's sea urchins.