Alan shook his head as if he was sick of it. This was one of the ingredients he was opposed to being used in this mission. Precisely speaking, it was an ingredient he disapproved of. There was also the image for the broadcast, but he basically didn’t want to eat it. Even if he was a chef, he was still a man. There were many delicious things in the world, so he didn’t want to bring that thing to his mouth.
However, it was a story that didn’t matter for Martin. When he heard that story, he strongly proposed using cow phallus as an ingredient. He said that in this awful mission, it was an ingredient that could give good pictures, and so it would get good reactions. Alan admitted that his opinion had persuasiveness. But…….
‘That thing will end up entering my mouth.’
He couldn’t help but feel sad while thinking about it. It wasn’t that he didn’t tried cow phallus dishes, but every time he ate it, what he thought was ‘let’s not eat it again.’ Would Kaya be able to bring an outstanding flavor capable of changing his thoughts?
Alan stopped thinking for now and looked at Jo Minjoon’s countertop. He was already making the dough using eggs, salt and the already cooled and mashed potatoes. Looking at the dough getting large like a snake, Alan admired. The characteristics of a gnocchi dough made by an experienced chef was clearly seen. The dough had a smooth and pudding-like exterior, with an elasticity that stretched stickily. At the least, it was a dough that perfectly followed the basics.
‘He is certainly growing.’
It would be hard to call it as a conspicuous growth. But Jo Minjoon was slowly raising his skills without resting for a minute. He had known that Jo Minjoon wasn’t originally a person capable of making that kind of dough. But was it because he was being influenced by the surrounding chefs? At least, he seemed to be more solid because he had the basics.
Alan looked at Emily with a confident face, and Emily put on a confused one when she looked at him. Alan said with a voice that was softer than usual.
“The state of the dough is good. Leaving aside the combination with truffle, I’m really expecting for the flavor of the gnocchi itself.”
“Thank you.”
Because Jo Minjoon saw him walking in front of him constantly, he didn’t dislike that he replied shortly like that. Alan smirked and went to another countertop. Emily said in a voice so low she seemed to be telling a secret, and then followed his back.
“I’m expecting it more than Alan. Good luck.”
And when the judges left like that, Jo Minjoon let out a sigh inwardly. Honestly, every time they came, he only felt that his concentration was dispersed. However, it was also a problem he had to beat. Just because it was a kitchen doesn’t mean that it wasn’t an atmosphere which you could solely focus on cooking. Customers pile up, and the orders pile up just as much. And at times, dishes return. Only when you didn’t get shaken in that situation could you be called a complete cook, a complete chef. But of course, how many people would it amount to that had had a mentality to withstand that?
Jo Minjoon kept brewing the dough he left. After making it long like a snake, the next step should be slicing it by an inch long. After that, it should be fermented for 10 minutes, dipped slightly in water, placed in a container with cheese cream sauce, sprinkled with mozzarella cheese, and baked in the oven.
As he put the dough on the fridge and checked the state of the cheese cream sauce, the gorgonzola had already melted. Jo Minjoon separated that with a sieve and put it on a container for oven use. When he checked the time, he had approximately 25 minutes left. However, he couldn’t relax. After he fermented the dough a little more, he just had to bake it in the oven for 17 minutes. There was no reason to hurry.