Eliminating candidate.
He thought that one day, he would have to go through it, but he never thought that the day would come so fast. Jo Minjoon went back to his countertop with his tray on his hand. He could see Marco’s worried expression. Marco said something through mouths shapes, but he couldn’t know the meaning behind them. Jo Minjoon smiled without a word and looked at his cooking.
It is close to a family meal. Jo Minjoon, when he heard those words, realized something. That he ended up overlooking something.
There was no dish that was captivating enough in his cooking. He needed to make some special dish or had to make many garnishes to take advantage of that richness. But the dishes that were on the tray were only those four dishes. Gamjajeon, miyeokguk, bibimbap, and cabbage roll. There wasn’t a characteristical korean richness, nor charm in these dishes.
When he heard that this was a well made family meal, he couldn’t think of any words to refute. Certainly, you wouldn’t know if it was a menu from a town restaurant that costed a thousand wons(TL:korean currency. 1000won=1 dollar aprox.), but this wasn’t something to be presented in a good restaurant. He also wanted to win through an exotic flavor, but the result wasn’t that good.