North Korean state media has advised citizens to eat dog-meat soup as a traditional remedy against the ongoing heatwave gripping the Korean peninsula. Alongside cooling foods such as watermelon, cucumbers and mung beans, the article listed “nutritious foods” including dog-meat soup (dangogi guk), fish porridge and red-bean porridge. North Korea has promoted dog meat soup as part of its traditional food culture for years and regional recipes as recognised as cultural heritage and. Temperatures on the peninsula have reached or exceeded 40°C in parts of the North, while South Korea recorded an all-time high of 42.5°C. Dog-meat soup has long been promoted by Pyongyang as a health tonic, though it remains relatively expensive for ordinary citizens.