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The restaurant called Samtaesong has been set up in cooperation with a Singaporean company,which provided training to staff and supplied equipment,8217;The Sun8217; reports.

Inside,it8217;s just like a normal fast-food joint 8211; but the menu is careful not to call its signature fare a hamburger.

That8217;s because the isolated country8217;s authoritarian government doesn8217;t want the outside world to think North Koreans have embraced the iconic American meal.

Paranoid officials 8211; fearing a popular revolt against Kim Jong-il 8211; won8217;t let foreign words be used and coin alternatives in Korean instead.

Most people in the poverty-ravaged state that suffers chronic food shortages won8217;t be able to afford to eat out at Samtaesong though.

The cost of a burger 8211; just 1.70 dollars 8211; would eat up more than half of the average North Korean8217;s daily income.

The restaurant also offers kimchi 8211; Korean pickled cabbage 8211; as well as waffles and draft beer.

And it plans to add croissants and hot dogs to its menu in the coming months 8211; but with Korean names.