In this regard, Mun Jong Sun, a researcher of the Folklore Institute under the Academy of Social Sciences of the DPRK, told KCNA:

The dish made with five grains has a long history in the dietary life of the Korean people.

Grain crops like millet, rice and bean have been cultivated in the Korean peninsula since 7,500 years ago and the Korean nation cooked their meal with different kinds of grains.

The dish made with five grains is good for human health as it contains enough nutritious elements like protein, oil and vitamins. In particular, the Korean people have cooked the dish on January 15th of the lunar calendar, wishing bumper crop in new year.

Women buying five grains can be seen at commercial service units in the capital city of Pyongyang like the Pothonggang Department Store and the Kwangbok Area Supermarket, on the occasion of January 15th of the lunar calendar this year (February 15).