Jo Minjoon said with a serious face without a trace of laughter. He could see from his face how stimulated he got. Martin looked at the other four.
“Do you agree?”
“I’m not able to score it, but I do agree on the point that there was no parts to point out. At least, I think that it had reached the limit from what a chef can do.”
Anderson said with a hard voice. It was at the moment when Martin was thinking how to use this scene. A man who was tall and with strong muscles came walking to them. It was Dave. He seemed to be in his middle thirties. Because his long brown hair was tied backwards and his face could be seen more clearly because of that, he seemed to be a celebrity. Dave glanced at Jo Minjoon, and looked at all of them.
“Did it suit your tastes?”
“Yes, it was very good.”
“The best of my life.”
At the compliments, a smile could be seen in his mouth. He slowly opened his mouth.
“When I got a call from teacher Rachel, I was really surprised. Because she had never even asked me to do something like this even once. But……”
Dave made eye contact with him. Jo Minjoon didn’t evade his sight. Rather, he shined his eyes and looked at him. A guy who wasn’t even in his forties and made a 10-point dish. He couldn’t not respect him. Also, his cooking level was 9. It meant that he was in the same level as Joseph. But of course, even if they were the same level 9, there would be some differences……..
“So the broadcast where the owner of absolute taste is, is this one. I originally don’t watch the TV much, but I have heard a lot of stories about you and your absolute sense of taste. I also looked at the video. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Minjoon.”
“No, the pleasure is mine. It was a really good dish. The best I have had in all my life. Thank you.”
Jo Minjoon held tightly the hand Dave lent. Dave’s corner of the mouth raised.
“10 points, was there any?”
“Yes. The calf cheek meat was a 10 points. And it was also the first in my life.”
“……..Good. I feel as good as being acknowledged by teacher Rachel.”
At Dave’s words, Jo Minjoon laughed awkwardly. He felt quite burdened for him to have put his compliment in such a high regard, but even so, he honestly didn’t hate it. Jo Minjoon opened his mouth.
“Someday………I will also show you this kind of dish.”
“You will be able to. Because in this world, the taste is more important than what you are thinking about. The ability you possess, I hope you use it well.”
Jo Minjoon just smiled without saying anything.
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The van that was going back to Grand Chef’s house was silent. It wasn’t because of a particular reason. The four all them were fallen asleep. Jo Minjoon closed his eyes and started to think in the menus he ate today.
‘If I copied it……Would I be able to copy the flavor to an extent?’
Honestly, it was difficult to do so if he couldn’t read the recipe. As his tasting level became 8, he could read the recipes of 8-point dishes, but level 9 dishes was something he couldn’t reach yet. He could read the ingredients regardless of the score, but he could only know the recipes with tasting level that was similar or lower.