Kim Ki-sun

By Jhoo Dong-chan

A baker in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, is selling bread shaped like the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo.

The bread has gone viral among online users, and sales are growing rapidly, according to the baker, Kim Ki-sun, 40.

"I was really angry when I heard a Japanese baker made the so-called ‘Takeshima bread' last year," said Kim.

Takishima is the name Japan uses to call Dokdo.





"Dokdo bread"



He said he organized a group of bakers to counter Japan's territorial claims to the islets.

Kneading flour with blueberry and orange, the dessert bread has the shape of an aerial view of the islets. Kim also puts Taegeukgi, Korea's national flag, on the bread to emphasize where the islets belong.

The Dokdo bread won a prize last September at the Dokdo International Souvenir Contest and was displayed during a food exhibition in Gyeongju of the province in the same year.

The bread is being sold only at Kim's bakery in Songdo-dong, northeastern Pohang.

He plans to launch online sales this year.

"I am not trying to make a profit with the bread. All the profits from the bread sale will be donated to help victims of Japan's enforced sexual slavery," said Kim.