North Koreans told to eat dog meat soup to beat summer heat

North Korea’s state media recommends dog meat soup to combat summer heat as temperatures soar above 40°C across the peninsula.North Korea’s state media has served up an unusual recipe for beating the summer heat: dog meat soup. The recommendation comes as a severe heatwave grips the Korean peninsula, with temperatures soaring above 40°C in parts of the region.According to the South China Morning Post, Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of Kim Jong Un’s ruling Workers’ Party, published the advice on Sunday, as part of guidance on coping with the heatwave, which also included first-aid measures for heat-related illnesses.Speaking to the newspaper, a senior doctor at Pyongyang general hospital warned that “cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and hyperthyroidism can worsen due to heat exhaustion and