Pyongyang onban

This one-pot meal is a Pyongyang specialty, as the name implies. It's made out of cooked rice with boiled and shredded chicken, soaking dry mushroom slices, sliced leeks, and garlic. The dish is concluded with sliced eggs and a green bean pancake, which is then dipped in a heated broth.

Pyongyang onban is a popular meal served on special occasions, and legend has it that it was created by happenstance when a lady put leftover ingredients together in a one-bowl dish and delivered it to her husband in jail.

This comforting one-meal dish is a must-have during weddings and holidays in North Korea. Rice, shredded chicken, dried mushrooms, chopped leek, and minced garlic are steeped in heated chicken broth before being topped with a green bean pancake and shredded egg.

According to legend, this meal was invented by accident when a woman wanted to deliver food to her husband in jail but was in a hurry, so she threw leftover rice, fried pancakes, and soup together in a dish.