God of cooking

Chapter 139: What a kitchen is (4)

This story does not belong to me. this is translated by KobatoChanDaiSuki. 

As he put Alan's linguine once more in his mouth, he could still feel the same sweet flavor. It wasn't the flavor sugar gave. But even so, it also wasn't the sweet flavor of fruit.
After placing Alan's linguine in his mouth once more, he felt the same sweet flavor. It wasn't the sweet flavor of sugar, nor was it the sweet flavor of a fruit.

'Vegetables.'

He could feel faint traces of juices that came out of carrots, onions, etc. when you cooked them. However the only vegetables that came out were the basil that was put on the olive oil and the bok choy.

'Can the sweet flavor of the bok choy cover this?'

Jo Minjoon frowned. Because bok choy wasn't a vegetable with a strong sweet flavor. The charm of the bok choy was on the crunchy texture and the moist stem, and the flavor was the second thing. But it couldn't completely cover the linguine with its sweet flavor.

There weren't any more vegetables in it. The system was certainly telling him that. However, a flavor that couldn't come out with these ingredients was felt in his mouth.

The answer was one of the two. That there was a blind spot on the system or if a really uncommon and extraordinary recipe was giving the sweet flavor. But if it wasn't a completely different style like molecular gastronomy, it was impossible to bring this flavor with only these ingredients.

'If it was only used to give flavor and the used vegetable was taken out.......'

It made sense then. And the ingredient that the system didn't tell you about. Because in the end, it wasn't on the dish. Looking at the recipe, it may tell you that it was in and taken out after a bit.......but it wasn't weird that it didn't tell you on the ingredients list.

The important thing was what did they put. He could feel that it was the sweet flavor of vegetables but beyond that, Jo Minjoon couldn't feel it through his taste.

Jo Minjoon slightly glanced at Kaya. He had an expectation that if it was her, she may have guessed the answer. However Kaya was still glaring at Alan's pasta with a confused expression and Anderson seemed to keep cooking rather than thinking, as he was standing in front of the counter top again.

In the end, Jo Minjoon went to the fridge and looked at the vegetables. Alan stood next to him and asked.

"You took out all of the ingredients before, so why did you come again?"
"........Alan. Don't act like this when I can see it all. I already realized."
"What did you?"
"The recipe you told us before, isn't 100% complete."

Alan looked at Jo Minjoon without saying anything with a face that said 'will that really be the case?'. But as he put that kind of expression, Jo Minjoon felt absolute certainness in his heart. If there was a problem it would be what kind of vegetable he used.

'Carrot. Radish. Squash. Onion.......What will it be.'

The most possible candidates in the fridge were only that. It was then. Kaya, who was looking at Alan and Jo Minjoon suspiciously, stood next to Jo Minjoon stealthily and cleared her throat.

"Why are you still here?"
"And why did you come here?"
"That's privacy violation."

Kaya said an unreasonable thing and turned her head away. Jo Minjoon stepped aside and said.

"Choose."
"......You aren't going to pick anything?"
"Then keep standing there."

Jo Minjoon shrugged his shoulders. Kaya bit her lips and looked at Jo Minjoon's eyes and the fridge alternatingly. Just at first glance it seemed like she wanted to take something, but as he was watching, it seemed like it was difficult to show it.