Chapter 1 (1/2)
“Wake up Minjoon, Jo Minjoon!”
Jo Minjoon opened his eyes with a frown to the ringing of the loud voice He was sure that he slept at the restaurant, so as he home? While he was dazed and confused about his situation, Lee Hyesun opened herout for? Hurry and wake up It’s 10 already”
“…… 10? It’s 10? Oh my God Why didn’t you wakeabout You’re taking a break from school?”
“What? There’s no break at the restaurant! I have to go to work!”
“Restaurant? You’re funny Did you have a drea? Get a hold of yourself Jo Minjoon! You are a college student!”
“…… what?”
A drea a chef? She probably said that because I orking at the restaurant But a college student? Jo Minjoon suddenly felt strange
Jo Minjoon looked around his house by reflex The chair that broke three years ago was standing by the table, as nothing has happened The TV that they threw because of bad quality was sitting there in the living room, like it was it’s place Jo Minjoon asked with a dazed voice
“Mo Are you okay? Wake up already”
“What year is it?
“It’s 2010! Hurry and wash up and coet cold”
2010 Then this was the year he was discharged from the army Jo Minjoon washed up sloppily, still lost and confused At Lee Hyesun’s urging, he sat at the table At thatlike a computer screen popped up in front of Jo Minjoon
[White Rice]
Freshness: 73
Origin: Go Ryung, South Korea
Quality: High
Cooking score: 5/10
“…… huh?”
Jo Minjoon rubbed his eyes, and stared at the rice blankly What ao insane? Or as
But the screen did not disappear even after he closed his eyes In confusion, Jo Minjoon turned and stared at a doenjang jjigae This tiae]
Freshness: 90
Origin: (hidden It contains too e)
Cooking Score; 4/10
“Did I read too much fantasy novels these days……?”
“What? Are you reading things like those instead of studying these days?”
“Ah, no Mo…”
“Don’t you kno hard your dad works? Use your ti for reading so that he hadn’t experiencedsoo?”
He reGuru He didn’t want to believe it but given this ridiculous situation, he was only able to come up with one conclusion
‘So he sent ht about that conclusion, the reason behind followed The CookingGuru asked if he were to return to his younger days, would he ju without any hesitation And to that Jo Minjoon answered yes He is that cooking is his path
Honestly, rather than being happy, he wasabout it, there were nothing logical he can coht soae up to his mouth It was at that moment another screen popped up
[You have ae recipe]
Mix strong doenjang with regular doenjang at 2:1 ratio, then add water three ti Add the potato first and boil until water level goes down a bit, then add half of onion, and one block of tofu And then, add one teaspoon of dry anchovy seasoning (basically MSG), stir and boil until the stew is done
‘……… She said she doesn’t put in MSG’
Now more than the ht his attentions He said you wouldn’t be able to get this flavor without adding MSG iving Lee Hyesun ‘Of course it was’ look, she clicked her tongue at him (TL note : Korean parent’s do this A LOT when their kid does so? Are you already coet better after serving in the arht came up If he returned even a bit earlier To when he was 21, 22, when he was still serving in the arGuru
What I said about cooking, I will make them come true
The lunch ti Maybe it was because he ate around 10, he was not really hungry So, he was able to go deeper into his thoughts He was 30 years old He was a high school english teacher, and aspired to becoe student, and he was preparing to return to school
“… what should I do”
The moment he returned to the past, his mind was already set This was his final chance He didn’t want to hesitate this ti late But his parent’s would not allow him to quit school and pursuit a life of a chef blindly First he had to show his parents what he could do
Jo Minjoon went out into the living roo TV Jo Min Joon spoke up
“Mom, do you want onna cook?”
“II’ve been practicing”
“Alright, let’s see how goodis”
As soon as she said that, Jo Minjoon headed straight to the refrigerator Although Lee Hyesun didn’t really enjoy cooking, she still had 3 fridges, one being a special fridge for Kiredients that’s been sitting in the fridge for a long time His father, Jo Sooyeop, always co to waste
“Let’s see…”