People line up to buy naengmyeon cold noodles at a famous restaurant in Mapo, western Seoul, this afternoon.

Cold noodles were announced to be on the menu for tonight’s reception, after the summit meeting of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

However, according to Yonhap, in Seoul, from noon people flocked to enjoy cold noodles, called Pyongyang naengmyeon, as a way to congratulate the historic meeting of Mr. Kim and Mr. Moon.

At famous Korean-style naengmyeon restaurants in Seoul, customers line up waiting for their turn.

`Today we obviously have more guests thanks to the summit,` said an employee at Pildong Myunok.

Pyongyang cold noodles.

Bongpiyang, another famous Pyongyang cold noodle shop in eastern Seoul, also had its parking lot filled in just a few minutes because it was too crowded with lunch customers.

`The cars keep coming even though we don’t have any more space,` one employee said.

A 42-year-old man surnamed Park said he and two colleagues `naturally` wanted to go eat naengmyeon after watching the inter-Korean leader’s meeting live at their office.

At Jeongin Myunok restaurant, some people were happy when the staff called their names to buy noodles.

`Oh, let’s eat Pyongyang naengmyeon,` one person expressed excitement.

Naengmyeon is a noodle dish made from buckwheat flour mixed with potato or sweet potato flour and served with kimchi or cold boiled meat broth.

Cold noodles are placed in a large stainless steel bowl, surrounded by ice, and eaten with mustard.

Another crowded cold noodle shop in Seoul.

In his opening speech at the meeting this morning, Mr. Kim Jong-un also mentioned Pyongyang cold noodles, saying he had told his aides to `bring cold noodles from North Korea here very carefully`, causing

`I hope you will really like the noodles we bring,` he said.

In addition to cold noodles, tonight’s party also includes cold octopus salad, Pyeonsu dumplings, grilled beef and especially Korean-style Swiss fries to remind of the time Kim Jong-un studied abroad in Korea.

The South Korean side also served North Korean guests specialties from the homelands of the three presidents who have been hosting inter-Korean summits, dishes from the northernmost and southernmost regions of the peninsula as well as