God of cooking

Chapter 2: Back to 7 years ago (2)

This does not belong to me It is translated by KobatoChanDaiSuki 

 

"Status Window"

[Jo Minjoon]
Cooking Level: 5
Baking Level: 4
Tasting Level:6
Decoration Level:4

He had some thoughts about his situation, but he never imagined that he'd see something like this. It was as if his life became a cooking game. He stared at the screen with an indescribable and confused feeling for a while, then turned his head towards Lee Hyesun. And he opened his mouth.
Status window.

[Lee Hyeseon]
Cooking Level:3
Baking Level:0
Tasting Level:4
Decoration Level:2

Those were pretty sad stats. But, Jo Minjoon remembered that almost all of Lee Hye seon's cooking did not taste that great. If her skills were that low, that explained why.

"...... Skill Window."

He mumbled to see if it would pop up, and the more detailed screen indeed opened up. Knife skill, heat controlling skill, understanding of Traditional Korean cuisine, etc. But of those many skills, two particularly caught Jo Min Joon's attention.

[Understanding of Italian Cuisine] – Mastery 23%

When preparing Pasta, Pizza, Dolce Soup, and other Italian dishes his understanding of cooking would increase.

When preparing Italian dishes, probability of failure decreased.
Although the chances were low, it was possible to make a dish that was above the current cooking level.

[The chef's experimental attitude]
Chef's experimental attitude is added to the recipe when trying new dishes.
When attempting a new dish, low chances of unlocking new recipes.

He didn't complain about his Mastery of Italian cuisine. It seemed that whenever he studied or made italian dishes, his proficiency would rise, and he wasn't quite sure yet but there seemed to be a system that compensated for his dish.

He also understood why he didn't have mastery in the Chef's experimental attitude. That is for one's attitude, and it would be weirder if someone could master an attitude. But the description was a bit vague. Low chance of unlocking a new recipe. Does that mean that it opens up like the status and skill window? Or does it mean that it pops up in his head? And the word new dish was vague also. Does it mean completely new dish that no one has thought of before, or a dish that Jo Minjoon has never made before.

'I'll find out when I try.'

Jo Min Joon smiled. He was only a 30 year old newbie chef with practically no experience. 23 Year old. It wasn't very young, but it wasn't too late to challenge the road of cooking. Even thirty wasn't even too late. He was just in a rush, that was all.

But the first obstacle he would face was his parents. His career as a teacher was set after his graduation, so it would be difficult to get their permission. Jo Minjoon thought carefully and came up with a plan. The first step was to show his parents that his cooking skills were pretty good.

That moment what he thought of was a TV program's name. Grand Chef Korea.
(...) He liked it so much to the point he didn't miss a single season. If he were to participate in that program, although he wouldn't be able to win, if at least he could get a good grade his parents would still recognize him to a degree. However....

'Was that program still running?'

It started broadcasting on England and the United States and then came to Korea. Jo Minjoon unlocked his cellphone and searched for Grand Chef. Of course, there were no news in Korea. Maybe they would make a contract at the end of this year and start broadcasting the next one.