As the name suggests, this one-pot dish is a local specialty of Pyongyang. It consists of cooked rice that is topped with boiled and shredded chicken, slices of soaked dried mushrooms, sliced leeks, and garlic. The combination is doused in a warm broth and is then finished off with sliced eggs and a pancake made of green beans.

Pyongyang onban is a staple dish enjoyed on special occasions, and the story of its origin says that it was invented by chance when a woman assembled leftover ingredients as a one-bowl dish that she then took to her husband in prison.