thanks, segye.com! he sure looks like he's enjoying that!

That’s what the Chosun Ilbo is calling Chocopies, which have apparently become enormously popular among North Korean workers at Kaesong. English here, 한국어 여기

In honor of the peace-bringing potential of this humble snack, Fatman would like to share with you two “recipes” for the best damn sweet on the peninsula:

1) Frozen Chocopie:  Take still-wrapped chocopie.  Toss in freezer until June.  Take out of freezer, unwrap, and consume while hoards of mosquitoes buzz around your head, thinking only of how much sweeter your blood will now taste.  For garnish, throw another one at your best friend’s head, then be filled with momentary regret when you give them a concussion – only momentary though, because obviously they’re in no condition to eat their chocopie and you’ll have to do it for them.  Mmm, yummy.

2)똥파이 (“Poop Pie”):  Take still-wrapped chocopie.  Mash it up without opening the wrapper.  Toss onto something hot, preferably one of those gigantic propate heaters, or the hottest spot on the ondol.  Wait until you cannot possibly stand another moment of anticipating the oozy, gooey, marshmellow, cookie, and chocolate goodness that awaits you.  Burn your hands pulling open the foil prison of sinful chocolate decadence.  Sigh, because life doesn’t get any better, or because you just wolfed down a snack that bears an uncanny resemblence to the bowel movement it will become.