‘Reuse of side dishes’ Busan pork soup restaurant scheduled to be disposed of on the 15th of business suspension
Reporter Jo Kyung-gun, Busan.com [email protected]
Input: 2021-03-08 13:29:48Revision: 2021-03-08 16:11:11Posted: 2021-03-08 13:47:40



Reuse of side dishes at a pork soup restaurant in Busan. Africa TV BJ Pie broadcast screen capture
It is expected that a controversial pork soup restaurant in Busan will be suspended due to the fact that side dishes were recycled during a live online broadcast.
On the 8th, the Busan Dong-gu Office announced that it was planning to take administrative measures for violating the Food Sanitation Act after visiting a pork soup restaurant located in Dong-gu on the same day and inspecting it.
According to the regulations for business owners of the Food Sanitation Act, if a restaurant reuses side dishes, etc., a 15-day business suspension is imposed immediately upon the first violation as an administrative measure. In addition, imprisonment for up to three years or fines up to 30 million won are possible.
Previously, the scene of the restaurant staff recycling side dishes such as Kkakdugi was captured on the live broadcast screen of the Internet broadcaster (BJ) on the 7th.
At the time, employee A picked up the Kkakdugi left over from the customer’s meal with tongs and served it in a large container, and at the same time, employee B served the Kkakdugi in a large container on a side dish. Soon side dishes were served to customers as they were.

Donggu-mo pork soup restaurant that recycles side dishes. Afro TV’BJ Pie’ broadcast screen capture
This scene was exposed on the live broadcast screen of’BJ Pie’, a famous broadcaster active on African TV. Unfortunately, on this day, BJ Pie conducted such a broadcast to help work at this restaurant where his aunt works, and it was found that he was trying to donate twice the sales.
The video capturing the moment when the side dishes were recycled quickly spread to the Internet, creating controversy. The location and business name of the restaurant that BJ Pie announced in advance were also shared.
Afterwards, BJ Pie posted a post on his African TV page and said, “As a host, I sincerely apologize for the problem of food reuse.
He added, “It’s a content that is donated for a good purpose, so many people visited and participated in it, but I think I was disappointed, so I feel heavy.”
Employee A also apologized, “It was because I didn’t know well when I came to work today for the first time.” BJ Pie’s relatives who run the restaurant also repeatedly bowed their heads and apologized.
Reporter Jo Kyung-gun, Busan.com [email protected]