Editing Pyongyang (section)

===Cuisine===
{{see also|North Korean cuisine}}
[[File:Korean cuisine-Naengmyeon-02.jpg|thumb|250px|''[[Naengmyeon|Pyongyang raengmyŏn]]'' ({{korean|hangul=평양랭면|hanja=平壤冷麵|links-no}}), cold buckwheat noodle soup originating in Pyongyang]]

Pyongyang served as the provincial capital of [[South Pyongan Province]] until 1946,<ref name="EncyKorea Pyongyang">{{cite web |url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=298139&v=44 |script-title=ko:평양시 平壤市 |trans-title=Pyongyang |publisher=Nate/Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610080045/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=298139&v=44 |archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> and Pyongyang cuisine shares the general culinary tradition of the Pyongan province. The most famous local food is ''[[Pyongyang naengmyeon|Pyongyang raengmyŏn]]'', or also called ''mul raengmyŏn'' or just simply ''raengmyŏn''. ''Raengmyŏn'' literally means "cold noodles", while the affix ''mul'' refers to water because the dish is served in a cold broth. ''Raengmyŏn'' consists of thin and chewy buckwheat noodles in a cold meat-broth with ''[[dongchimi]]'' (watery kimchi) and topped with a slice of sweet [[Korean pear]].

Pyongyang ''raengmyŏn'' was originally eaten in homes built with ''[[ondol]]'' (traditional [[underfloor heating]]) during the cold winter, so it is also called ''"Pyongyang deoldeori"'' (shivering in Pyongyang). Pyongyang locals sometimes enjoyed it as a ''[[haejangguk]]'', which is any type of food eaten as a hangover cure, usually a warm soup.<ref name="Korean Portal">{{cite web |url=http://www.knowledge.go.kr/jsp/theme/themeView.jsp?themeIdx=2872&dir=al&page=4&searchOption=all&searchValue= |script-title=ko:닮은 듯 색다른 매력을 간직한 북한의 음식 문화 |publisher=Korea Knowledge Portal |date=19 June 2009 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009165958/http://www.knowledge.go.kr/jsp/theme/themeView.jsp?themeIdx=2872&dir=al&page=4&searchOption=all&searchValue= |archive-date=9 October 2011 |df=dmy-all}}
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Another representative Pyongyang dish, ''[[Taedonggang sungeoguk]]'', translates as "flathead grey mullet soup from the [[Taedong River]]". The soup features [[flathead grey mullet]] (abundant in the Taedong River) along with black peppercorns and salt.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ko:'오마니의 맛' 관심 |trans-title=Attention to "Mother's taste" |newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |last=Ju |first=Wan-jung (주완중) |language=ko |date=12 June 2000}}</ref> Traditionally, it has been served to guests visiting Pyongyang. Therefore, there is a common saying, "How good was the trout soup?", which is used to greet people returning from Pyongyang. Another local specialty, ''Pyongyang onban'' (literally "warm rice of Pyongyang") comprises freshly cooked rice topped with sliced mushrooms, chicken, and a couple of ''[[bindaetteok]]'' (pancakes made from ground mung beans and vegetables).<ref name="Korean Portal" />