Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 221
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Episode 221 – Rest – Hell’s Hotel Kitchen (3) Fin
– Eunsol Lee
gulp! I swallowed hard and glared at Ga-in’s bowl with a tense expression. Ga-in, sensing my unusual reaction, said in confusion.
“sister! No, chef. The plate didn’t shake because there was something alive inside. “I was just putting it down and it bumped into my hand.”
… Perhaps that was true, but when Ga-in removed his hand, the plate no longer shook.
“Chef, just grill the pork neck and kill it. “You can eat meat by dipping it in horseradish or salt.”
“porridge?”
“I don’t have a rice cooker… .”
It looks like he doesn’t know how to cook rice without an electric rice cooker. I don’t know, so that’s okay. If you’re grilling pork shoulder, wouldn’t it be safe since you can just cut the meat and grill it?
There is nothing in particular that would make a strange dish. I thought I had chosen a choice that was too easy, but depending on one’s perspective, it could be seen as a wise choice.
When I opened the lid of the plate, what Ga-in said came out. What caught my eye was the usual grilled pork neck, some porridge, oil, salt, and wasabi.
…
But I am not fooled. What Ga-in said earlier is still vivid in my ears!
‘I don’t need to eat this, right? I’m glad.’
We ate small portions of porridge and meat in order. The porridge tasted a little bland, but since I wasn’t just eating porridge, it wasn’t a big problem. The meat was also grilled evenly and well. I feel like I cooked a dish that was easy, but the dish came out at an average level. At this level, you can easily get about 7 points, right?
‘I was born on the hotel’s farm seven months ago.’
?
‘
Do not worry! Because my life was happy. Wandering through the green acorn tree forest during the day – ‘
“… I hear something strange in my ears right now.”
Ga-in turned back as if he couldn’t hear me.
‘In the evening, I chatted with my farm friends about what to do tomorrow and didn’t notice how the day was going by.’
“Oh really! Hey merchant! “What is this?”
“Hotel specialty! This is ‘The Pig Who Left a Will’. How is it? When it comes to fine dining, every dish must contain a philosophy and story. “The pork you just ate -”
“Please stop talking so crazy! “I don’t want to know about a pig’s life!”
“It contains the will of Piyo, a good pig who ran lively through the acorn tree forest.”
For the next 15 minutes, Piyo happily chatted about how happy she had been living on the farm and how she looked forward to the ‘moment of being eaten deliciously.’
I waited for a while for Piyo to become quiet.
“Gain. “Did you really have to give me this?”
“Well, it wasn’t noticeable at all when I was cooking. After it was all baked and put on a plate, it was only then that I said, ‘Thank you. ‘Chef!’ And then I felt something strange… .”
“Then you should have just served porridge!”
“…”
I finished eating the pork in a dazed mood. The last traces Piyo left on the world were quite delicious.
“The pork and porridge were edible. “I’ll give you 1 point because Piyo’s last will was too broken.”
“Ahh!”
“Can you change it to 0?”
“no… .”
The next dish Jincheol brought was his favorite stir-fried pork. I thought she liked it because she ate it almost every day, but it seems she did it often. She did a good job.
“I’ll give you 7 points. “The dish itself was well made, but a little spicy for my standards.”
“Oh~! “Please give me one more point.”
“no. The two best dishes so far were seafood stew and beef stew. “The seafood stew gets an 8, so I can’t give it any higher than that.”
Next, Sanghyun brought a plate.
Blessing and ‘sincerity’ as well. Is it because he is a member who somehow seems like he will do well in anything? Everyone looked at Sanghyeon with some anticipation. Mr. Sanghyun seemed a little embarrassed, perhaps sensing the atmosphere.
“I haven’t cooked much. It’s a dish I’m confident in in its own way, but… .”
Contrary to the humble words, the sight of the steak and garnish on the plate was quite convincing. As soon as I cut the meat before eating, I was already amazed!
It was nice to see a steak cooked just right, with a crispy crust on the outside and pink inside with juicy juices flowing out. The color of the dipping sauce was also familiar.
“Is it red wine sauce?”
“I mixed red wine, sugar and oil and boiled it down. “It’s not a great recipe, but the quality of the hotel’s wine is very good.”
That alone was very delicious. Of all the dishes I ate today, I enjoyed the most excellent meal, except for Ari’s beef stew, which used the power of legacy. After the meal was over, I gave Sanghyeon a 9.
“Sanghyun and Ari, let’s play the finals.”
“sister?”
A boy’s plaintive voice is heard from somewhere.
“Ari, don’t use legacy this time! “Looking at the finished beef stew, I think you can cook it well even without using your inheritance, but this time, use your skills.”
“I will. But Eunsol, no, Chef Eunsol. “There’s still one plate left.”
“Just rest for 10 minutes and then it’s time for the final!”
The merchant next to me put his hand on my shoulder.
“Chef. You must conduct a fair review. “Is there still one plate left?”
— Rumble! Rattling!
“…”
That’s real.
— Rumble!
It’s not the kind of vibration that comes from hitting a plate with your hand like Ga-in’s.
— Kieeek!
“Bang, did you just hear that sound? What kind of noise is coming from the cooking plate? “That’s not cooking!”
Seungyeop placed the plate in front of me without saying a word.
“sister. “I tried my best, but no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn’t kill me, so I just included it.”
“GET OUT OF HERE!”
“yes?”
“You can’t go out with this right now!”
The moment the vendor giggled and opened the lid of the dish, a live chicken literally started dancing in front of me.
— Kiyooook! Squeeze!
“… eat this?”
“sure. Chef, didn’t you ask for a fair review? “It’s a little fresh, but it’s a well-prepared chicken.”
“Are you finished with the grooming?”
“I even learned to separate the head, body, and legs.”
“The fur is still attached and most of all, it’s still alive?”
“Hotel specialty! This is ‘Survival King Chicken Grills’. This chicken is so good for your body. This incredible vitality! Can you see it?”
I began to ‘assemble’ the chicken in silence. Seungyeop cut off the roughly grilled part with a knife and the writhing flesh – the fact that I didn’t vomit after seeing this proves that my stomach had become incredibly strong since I came to the hotel. – was added slowly.
Soon, the chicken’s body, with the still living flesh attached to each other, ‘regenerated’ and flew off the plate, making a loud noise.
— Food Duck!
“…”
“…”
“…”
“ruler! Merchant, a dish is only a dish if it is on a plate. The chicken came back to life a little while ago, right? “There is no food on this plate anymore.”
The merchant was speechless for a moment.
“I didn’t know hotel chickens could be this good… .”
“There are times when you make that kind of expression too. ruler! Forget about 3 rounds or something. Seungyeop is eliminated!”
Immediately the merchant refuted my statement.
“Huh! This cannot happen. The course of the competition is all set and -”
“shut up! “Do you not realize that this is just a ploy to feed me one more plate of this horrible food?”
“but -”
“Listen to me. I’m not forcing it. “I didn’t eat anything, but there’s no food on my plate?”
“That’s because the chef revived the dish.”
“… I never thought I would hear the expression that I have revived cooking. Anyway, the chicken came back to life and there was no food on the plate, right?”
“Let’s say yes.”
“So Seungyeop couldn’t finish the dish in time. In other words, it is grounds for disqualification. So, eliminated!”
“How about listening to the opinions of the parties involved?”
As Seungyeop was about to open his mouth with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, I focused all of my strength and presence that I had built up throughout my life into his eyes.
“sister! Even though… .”
Jiiiing!
“Even though… .”
Weeeeeee! Beams come out of my eyes! The beam goes out!
“… I’ll pretend I was eliminated.”
Meanwhile, Perrault, who was watching what kind of crazy things these people were doing, transformed and ended the chicken’s escape with a single beak strike. In the end, ‘King of Survival Chicken Grills’ ended up killing many birds by entering the mouths of parrots instead of people.
Ten minutes later, the final match between Sanghyun and Ari began. I asked the two of them to make me a noodle dish if possible. Since both of them showed great cooking skills, I honestly wasn’t too worried about the finals. I was just more curious about what the product would be.
Soon, two warm plates arrived in front of me.
The dish Ari prepared was oil pasta topped with beef. Although a variety of ingredients were not used, the rich taste of olive oil and the flavor of beef, maximized by the restrained ingredients, delighted my palate.
“It’s really delicious. “If you were doing so well, why did you do something strange earlier?”
Ari smiled and answered.
“You overestimated the cooking skills of our group. “Even if you just know how to grill meat, it’s an above-average party.”
“I know. But, let’s check before telling the score.”
I called Elena and asked her to use lie detection.
“Ari. Did you do anything strange while cooking?”
“at all! This dish is my pure cooking skill. “In fact, I used my secret skill to kill the beef that kept squirming!”
“It’s true.”
“Hmm. good. 9 points!”
Next, Sanghyun brought out a plate and opened the lid.
The dish on the plate was Chinese-style fried noodles, cho mein. I really liked the combination of the egg noodles, which had a fun texture that was snappy rather than sticky like kalguksu or soft like rice noodles, and well-roasted cabbage and bean sprouts.
“Oh~! How on earth did you do this? “I heard you haven’t cooked much?”
This time, Sanghyun seemed to gain confidence as my expression brightened.
“Chef, it’s not a great dish. I happened to have the ingredients for egg noodles ready, so I tried it. “It will be delicious if you eat shrimp and noodles together.”
As the saying goes, gather the shrimp and noodles and chew them in one bite.
— container!
“…”
“Chef?”
“I just chewed some shrimp, and another shrimp came out inside.”
“yes?”
“… Isn’t this some kind of ‘split shrimp’? “Did you really have to use these ingredients?”
Mr. Sanghyun looked embarrassed.
“No, it was definitely an ordinary shrimp! “Until right before I put it in -”
When Sang-hyeon, who had spoken up to this point, looked back at Ari, Ari turned his head back and looked the other way.
“…”
“… It’s my responsibility. “We didn’t make sure the ingredients were OK until the last minute.”
While Sanghyun and I were speechless, Elena, who used her lie detection ability, asked in surprise.
“what? “I clearly didn’t do anything strange with my cooking earlier.”
“Elena, think about the answer exactly. “You said you didn’t do anything strange with ‘this dish.’”
That means you didn’t do anything strange with your own cooking. Her head started pounding.
“… I’ll just give Sanghyun 10 points.”
The merchant next to me calmly pointed out.
“You have to put on a hat and evaluate it.”
At any time and in any situation, the mother and son’s evaluation was strict, ignoring school ties, regional ties, etc. and only looking at the food on the plate.
“The dish itself was delicious, but the shrimp was a complete mistake, so 7 points.”
“I will accept it.”
With those words, the merchant came out.
“Now~! Congratulations to contestant Ari Kim! How does it feel to be the first winner of Hell’s Hotel Kitchen?”
“What is the reward?”
“You’re not too romantic -”
“Be quiet and give me a reward!”
After grumbling for a while, the merchant took out an unknown transparent bottle from his pocket and handed it to Ari.
“What’s mine? “I worked the hardest as a judge, so what are you giving me?”
“Aren’t you already writing it?”
“… this hat?”
“It’s a pretty fun tool, so try using it well.”
This damn cooking competition is over! Isn’t the Hand of Greed an ability that poses no risk to the owner? I don’t know why I had the hardest time. Before leaving, the merchant revealed one last thing what the ‘penalty’ was.
“Participant Park Seung-yeop.”
“yes… .”
“Today, for lunch and dinner, you will be served your own cooking.”
“yes???”
“Please note that you cannot leave room 105 before we finish eating.”
Everyone’s laughter filled the room as they left the hotel. After a day’s rest, everyone’s faces were filled with smiles. When I saw that scene, I naturally laughed too. A truly bizarre hotel event! Wouldn’t it be enough if we all laughed and had fun together?
Tomorrow I have to enter the cursed room again. For that time, let’s take a break today.
“My, my, my, how can I eat this!”
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