Chapter 13
Chapter 13: Grand Chef preliminaries, and… (4)
Posted on May 12, 2016 by bsubak — 13 Comments ↓
When Jo Minjoon heard that, he unconsciously bowed. Only after bowing did he remember that it was a korean salute, but he didn’t care. Even so, he wanted to express himself.
“You are one of the 100 to participate in the advanced rounds. Let’s meet next time Minjoon.”
“Thank you.”
Jo Minjoon turned his back after replying while smiling. Alan was looking at Jo Minjoon’s back getting farther away. Emily looked at Alan and said.
“It seems that we just met one of the winning candidates.”
“…….I wonder. Maybe that was the best he could do. If he doesn’t get better, he probably won’t be able to hold the trophy. Because this competition is unexpectedly intense.”
“You think so? Joseph. What about you?”
Joseph was shut for a while, and slowly opened his mouth.
“The bream was delicious.”
It was brief but Alan and Emily understood the meaning behind it. Right, they only evaluated dishes. Not the chef, but the dish. This competition was as simple as that.
Normally, those who passed the preliminaries liked to boast with all kinds of methods. Hiding the badge under the clothes to act as if they failed and then taking it out. And there were even those who put it on their mouth and then spit it. However Jo Minjoon didn’t like to boast like that.
Jo Minjoon just walked out after putting the badge on his chest. The audience looked at the badge and cheered and applauded. Jo Minjoon smiled brightly and received their cheers. The Dean family went to him. After Lucas held Jo Minjoon once, he said while laughing.
“I knew you would pass.”
“I also knew.”
And this moment was the highlight. She put the eel on the grill and turned on the gas fire. It could only be said that it was a reckless action. Cooking with a grill, or precisely speaking, cooking directly on fire was a really difficult thing. Of course, Jo Minjoon roasted the bell pepper directly, but there were no problems if he burnt it. Rather, it was a method that needed the bell pepper to be burnt.
However eel was different. The tender fish burnt rather easily in front of fire. But it was also applied with sauce so there was nothing else to say. It was a combination that the exterior got burnt, and the insides were still raw. That being added that the fire on the counter was the first time lit.
However Kaya didn’t hesitate. She could see things ordinary people couldn’t. It was also possible that she could read the path of the fire. Jo Minjoon honestly thought like that. Controlling the distance between the fire and the grill, and cooking the eel. That sense of feeling was near to a god’s ability.
‘Would I be able to do that?’
I can. A thousand, or ten thousands. IfIi could practice several years I would be able to cook the eel like that. However he couldn’t right now. In this moment, Jo Minjoon thought that it was an ability bestowed by a god. He didn’t want to walk the path of cooking slowly. He wanted to be able to cook to the point that even Kaya wasn’t able to copy him. Not in the near future, but right now.
He felt his throat running dry. The stat points of Kaya could be seen once again. Nineteen. He could see the ability of a chef that hadn’t even bloomed properly.
[Kaya Lotus]
Cooking level: 7
Bakery level: 6
Tasting level: 10
Decorations level: 6
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