North Korea’s state media has recommended that people eat dog meat soup to beat the scorching summer heat in many parts of the country. Consequently, Pyongyang is trying to revive its long-standing effort to promote this controversial dish, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. AdvertisementNorth Korea promotes this expensive traditional dishThe newspaper also advised eating cooling foods like watermelon, cucumbers, and mung beans along with fish porridge, dog meat soup, red bean porridge, and other “highly nutritious foods.” Known locally as “dangogi guk” (sweet meat soup), the Kim Jong-un-led North Korean government has for years promoted it as a traditional health tonic. A cultural divide over dog meatAccording to media reports, the North Korean government also organises annual cooking competitions in the capital to enhance Dangogi’s culinary status.