Chapter 30 – Episode 30

Many people often wonder why they can’t cook. Even if it’s because it was a long time ago when there was no internet or accurate recipes to refer to, it could have been that way.

These days, there are hundreds of thousands of cooking books, and you can find countless recipes that anyone can easily make just by searching for related dishes on the Internet.

All you have to do is follow along. Why on earth can’t you do it?

I once thought that too. Now I sincerely reflect.

“…”

It was the same with grilling meat.

Just put it on the grill and bake it.

… You might think so. However, one of the characteristics of people who can’t cook is. I can’t even cook simple meat properly.

‘You’ve never grilled meat?’

I understand it a hundred times, a thousand times. To be honest, I have never grilled much meat even after living alone. Even when I was in college, when I went out to eat meat with my friends, there was always someone in charge of grilling it.

Needless to say, it was when I was young. My mom and her dad baked it every time.

‘You can’t even grill meat?’

If anyone else had heard it, they would have been shocked and their noses were full. You might have thought it was just a lame excuse because you didn’t want to grill meat.

I could understand that a million times.

I said so.

“Oppa, are you going to eat it without grilling it? There was mold on the meat.”

Ohana, who was very excited, urged me on using her cute dialect. I’m sorry. Aside from being cute, it makes the backs of your hands break out in a cold sweat. Once again, when we all went out to eat meat together, I expressed my infinite gratitude to my friends who naturally held the tongs and scissors.

“Hyeonwoo, are you okay? Also… Shall I bake it? To be honest, I’m not confident.”

“No, I’ll bake it.”

Still, you can’t give tongs to someone who has never grilled meat before.

‘I think I understand why, even though we have grown to three, we are still eating discarded lunch boxes and frozen fried rice.’

All three of them were people who couldn’t cook. No. In fact, if you look around, there are more people who are bad at cooking than people who are good at it.

“Hmm. “I’ll bake it.”

I tried to remain calm and placed my palm on the grill to check the temperature. Is this the right temperature to bake at? That’s right.

I picked up the meat that looked the most delicious, round and steak-like. Damn it. What kind of meat is this?

“Is it pork belly?”

“I don’t think so. “I think this is probably a neck slit.”

“Uh, okay. That’s right. “Neck meat.”

It was neck meat.

「Cheeeeek!」

If it had been a place where my friend was grilling it, I would have thought it was such a mouth-watering sound. I wonder if the fire was too strong because I was grilling it myself. Is it a burning sound? All kinds of random thoughts come to mind.

“Key! The sound is good. It smells good! Yami!”

Han Aebom frowned as she clinked her chopsticks and looked at her favorite Ohana.

“Stop being rude. Please wait patiently for the sake of Hyunwoo who is grilling the meat.”

“Ana, really. Even in places like this, preaching and nagging! Driving me crazy. Hey. Mr. Aebom, in times like this, it’s someone like me who helps liven the mood. Let’s just stare blankly at the meat. “Oppa, I’m suffocating.”

“That… Is that so?”

“See. “My brother is so focused on grilling meat that he doesn’t even open his mouth.”

I think I’m going to fall behind now.

Should I turn it over? Should I cut it? Or are you baking it like this? Turn over now? My vision is sucked into the fire pit. The heat continues to rise.

Damn it.

At the table next to her, a veteran woman with an easy smile is filling the plates with her five children by herself.

“And. “That guy is perfect.”

“Mom is great.”

I’m really suffocating because of the growing burden. Ohana quietly hinted.

“Oppa, I think we need to turn it over soon.”

“Hey, Hyunwoo. I took a quick look at the table next to me. I think the neck meat is grilled a little and then cut. “I guess the flesh isn’t fully cooked.”

“Ah. Okay. Yes.”

The neck meat, which was already flat just a moment ago, had shrunk slightly, and the color was somewhat appetizing. When you cut it with scissors, the pink flesh inside is revealed, just as Han Ae-bom said.

“Brother. “I guess the pink flesh is standing upright and rubbing against the grill.”

“Okay.”

Since all three of us are bad at grilling meat. We had no choice but to put our heads together and join forces. No one wanted to eat burnt meat here.

Ohana, who saw me sweating and desperately focusing on each piece of meat, shrugged her shoulders.

“I feel it because I’m looking at my brother. “I once again feel a gratitude I never knew I had for the people who grill the meat.”

“I see. Me too… No. I think I took it for granted. It was terrifying because she thought she might get roasted.”

“Hehe. You know what? The only good thing about this is that there is no seasoning on it. A long time ago, when you put seasoned meat on a grill, the fire would start, and the grill would be completely black, and the meat would also burn, so it was no joke.”

“Okay. “Is there a big difference between seasoning and not seasoning?”

“You’ll see later.”

I felt so fortunate to have Ohana. If Aebom and her two had come, and she had been polite and just stared at me, her lips would have curled inward, and she would have suffocated.

“After! “I baked everything.”

Honestly, I’m embarrassed to say this with my own mouth. I think it was cooked quite well.

“Brother. It’s good that it’s all baked. “It’s also nice that it’s well-cooked.”

“Yes.”

“… I only grilled a piece of pork neck. If three people share that, it’s two bites away. Put it on high and bake it quickly. “I can ride a little.”

“Uh, uh. Yes.”

I flinched at Ohana’s words and, although I don’t know what it was, I put the thick pork belly on the grill.

As the oil briefly enters and burns, Hanaebom screams. I was startled and thought there was a fire for a moment.

“Are you okay. Oil got into it and burned it for a moment. You can bake it like this.”

“Ah. Thank you.”

A staff member who did not know what to do ran over and touched the ventilation machine, turned the meat over a few times, looked at Oh Hana and Han Ae Bom with a kind smile, and then walked away.

“Guys. Eat a lot.”

“Yes! “Mom!”

“I will eat well. Aunt!”

Meanwhile, at the table next to us, the owner was devouring meat at such an incredible speed that his expression changed in real time. All I can say is that it’s amazing.

Immediately transfer the properly grilled meat to the children’s plates or to the edge of the grill. As soon as the center is empty, new meat is added. Is that a mother’s love?

“Whoa.”

I’m following along because I see and steal things to a certain extent. Ride. It rides so well. The meat was so well seared that I wondered if something had been done to my meat. It should be cooked on the inside, but it feels like only the outside is burning.

“I felt it again. Living under the same roof with that oppa… Unless it was delivery food, it was always frozen fried rice and ramen.”

“…”

What again? That is reality.

“Okay, have a drink. Alcohol!”

Ohana didn’t think things could go on like this, so she cried out for alcohol. Han Ae Bom flinches.

“If someone sees me, they’ll think I haven’t even drunk.”

“Ah. “That.”

Oh, that?

“It’s not my first time, but it’s also not something I particularly enjoy drinking. “I’ve tried at least some wine.”

Where are you really, lady? As I watched him speak, I thought it would be a big problem if I gave Han Ae-bom soju, so I opened my mouth cautiously.

“If that’s the case, lightly Mac…”

“Eight! “Tteeeeek!”

This guy is just as problematic. Ohana almost had a seizure.

“No, you come home with unlimited refills, and you sound like beer!”

Can’t I drink beer? I think I drank beer with my friends.

“It’s soju. Soju! “I’m going to give you girly drinks!”

Boy. He’s Korean.

“In a way, it was the first company dinner and gathering for the three of us who live together in our studio! It’s a celebration party. Are you pouring barley tea that tastes like beer?”

I’m going to die of embarrassment. My voice is ringing loudly. By chance, you can see college students sipping cold beer at the table next to them. Turn your head. Make eye contact.

Just by looking at Ohana’s words, you could tell that she was a good drinker. Come to think of it, most drinkers who come to convenience stores also buy soju. I still don’t know why I drink that bitter drink.

“Ding-dong, ding-dong!”

While I was focusing on meat again. Ohana rang her bell and ordered her drink.

“President! Please bring me a delicious and refreshing chamday!”

“Yes? Ah. Yes. I understand.”

Even though no one can see that you are the boss, it’s just amazing that you call me the boss. Besides, how can you do that so casually in a place with so many people?

“Are you really not embarrassed?”

“Eh? What is there to be ashamed of? It’s a restaurant where you pay to eat, and if you look around, we’re not the only ones making noise. Rather, this is not like a formal, high-end restaurant, and I came here to make a lot of noise, so it’s strange that they keep their mouths shut.”

“…”

Oh my god. Aebom Han was so completely overwhelmed by Ohana in logic that her mouth fell shut. But I thought it was a correct opinion.

What on earth am I so embarrassed about?

“Here it is. Enjoy your meal.”

“Thank you! Ahcho!”

Ohana hits the bottom of her soju with her elbow.
Grumble, thump.

… Ohana opened the lid of the soju and confidently spread her index and middle fingers and hit the neck of the soju. Han Ae-bom saw this and asked with doubt.

“Why are you doing that?”

“It’s just a performance?”

Was it something like that?

I think I heard that it’s because all the toxins are gathered at the top. It’s just a performance, isn’t it?

“Puhhh, puhhh…”

I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. She’s a really great woman, too. How can she burst out laughing even though she hasn’t had a drink?

“And. Mr. Aebom endures this.”

“I quietly told you not to talk down.”

“Hmm, that’s how it comes out, right? Let’s get closer today. “I said from the beginning that alcohol is essential to becoming really close friends.”

“Oh, come on,” Said Ohana, who had filled three glasses in an instant, passing them in front of each person.

“The days of birth may be different, but the days of death will be the same!”

Is it a provincial resolution?

“Ta-da!”

Jjaeang, she clinked the soju glasses together and poured the drink down her throat. And she felt amazing.

‘Not much use?’

Until now, whenever I drank soju, the bitter alcohol smell came out, so I was the type to eat snacks or drink water right away. The soju I just drank was so casual that I thought it was just cool water with a slight scent.

“Key!”

“Ugh, it’s a bit bitter.”

Even though Oh Ha-na is refreshingly drinking water as she looks ahead, Han Ae-bom is frowning slightly and drinking water right away. It doesn’t look like she drank water with soju.

Is this the so-called popular day for drinking alcohol?

If not that too…

“Brother! Let’s eat meat!”

“Ouch!”

I quickly turned the meat over with a scream, and before I knew it, I looked at Ohana, who was smiling again and filling her empty glass with soju.
Is it delicious to drink with him? While thinking.

From then on, Aebom Han and I naturally got caught up in her Ohana pace and kept raising her glasses of soju without even thinking about it. Two drinks, three drinks. Continue.