[ltc8k6]

IIRC, the ROK used human feces on the crops during my time there for Uncle Sam in 1992. We were told not to eat vegetables from the farms because of the use of human waste as fertilizer. It was almost a guarantee that you’d get really sick.

[TigerLikesRooster]

The first thing S. Korean government did when they started their industrialization drive was to build many chemical fertilizer plants. Use of human feces dropped dramatically, but the practice probably went on some part of country for a while.

[HiTech RedNeck]

South Korea huh? Wow. But it gave the kimchee a certain je ne sais quoi.

[Rebelbase]

Explains why kimchi tastes like sh_t.

[gasport]

Many of Kim Jong FattyDopey’s troopers are prob already fighting the enemy within.

[TigerLikesRooster]

There was also massive public health campaign to rid population of parasites in 60's and 70's. All school students were required to take parasite test. They had to submit their stool sample to be screened for parasites each year. Parasite carriers were required to take medications to eliminate parasites.

Parasites and tuberculosis were once endemic problems in S. Korea. Now N. Korean population is suffering from health crisis much worse than S. Korea used to decades ago. It is not just parasite problem. There are host of other problems. The whole country is a gigantic public health catastrophe.

[Zhang Fei]

IIRC, the ROK used human feces on the crops during my time there for Uncle Sam in 1992. We were told not to eat vegetables from the farms because of the use of human waste as fertilizer. It was almost a guarantee that you’d get really sick.

It's not a problem as long as the vegetables are fully cooked before consumption. Raw salads are a definite no-no.

[ConorMacNessa]

I lived in Taiwan in the early 60's when my dad was stationed there. It was referred to as "night soil" in those days.

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[MountainDad]

My Dad served in Korea.
He said “mama san” would take care of her business right there in the rice patties. Dad told me “ see those brown specks in that rice?”.
Yep.
Dad never ate rice.....