Episode 15
24 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
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Jung sang goon, Han sang goon, Choi sang goon deliver the seafood dishes to the king.Jang-geum, who is left behind in the kitchen, tastes her own food and realizes her taste palate is back.The king is presented with the creations of choi-sang goon with geum-young and han-sang goon with jang-geum.The king praises food made by jang-geum and praises the royal palace for its skills. Jang-geum tells han-sang goon her taste buds have returned thanks to the herbal dept.Dae-ri who used the poison of insects to be use as medicine for human.
Choi sang goon is angry at jang-geum’s success and scolds geum-young who thinks jang-geum has talent unsurpassed by none.Jung-sang goon gathers the kitchen maids to try ‘go-rae’meat(whale)so they know what it tastes like for future reference. Choi tells Jung that she admits she has lost but states in public that Jang-geum has lost her taste buds.Choi sang goon tells jung sang goon that a kitchen maid has to know how to taste food so that she can teach the younger maids in the future.Jung sang goon states jang-geum can just focus on making great dishes.Choi sang goon insists a royal kitchen maid must have her palate intact.Jung sang goon stops Choi sang goon from going on and on and orders all kitchen maids to gather in the kitchen storage yard for food-tasting.Privately,Han sang goon tells jung sang goon about jang-geum’s taste palate returning. Jung sang goon tells Han sang goon to be careful and pretend that she doesn’t know about jang-geum’s condition in front of Choi sang goon.
Jang-geum is put to test in front of everyone. Jang-geum correctly states the ingredients in a food jar by tasting the samples.Jang-geum amazes her fellow maids by her skills.Choi sang goon looks confused.Finally Jang-geum and Han sang goon tell everyone that jang-geum has recovered her taste buds.Jung sang goon tells everyone jang-geum’s recovery is a happy event for all kitchen maids and everyone must learn a lesson in this. Choi sang goon is really pissed off. Young-Ro tells geum-young that Choi sang goon had embarassed herself today. Yeon-Sheng,Chan-ee,Jung sang goon, and Han sang goon prepare food and wait for jang-geum to celebrate together. Jang-geum runs off to the herbal dept to inform the na-eu-ri about her recovery.Na-eu-ri asks if his treatment really worked but teases Jang-geum why she had came empty-handed since she knows that he loves wine,Jang-geum apologizes and runs off to get him some food and wine.
Jang-geum asks Yeon-Sheng what she should give to the person whom she is grateful(Min jung-ho).Yeon-Sheng replies that Jung sang goon said :One can show gratefulness through food that she cooked with love.Jang-geum goes to the kitchen and prepares treats for Master Min jung-ho.Geum-young walks in as jang-geum is about to wrap up all the food she made.Jang-geum says the food is for someone who has done her favors.Geum-young says it must be nice to have someone who looks after you in the palace.Geum-young tells Jang-geum she is disappointed that jang-geum has got her palate back now they’re rivals,and leaves.
Master Min jung-ho tells jang-geum about a medicine man she might want to see for treatment.Jang-geum tells him about her recovery, returns the books she borrowed and hands him the food she made for him as a token of her gratitude. Maaster Min jung-ho goes back and begins to enjoy the food when a subordinate tells him someone has come to see him. Geum-young came by with a gift she brought from her uncle’s they’ve known each other for a long time due to their families).Master Min asks her how she’s doing and geum-young tells him lately she has lost confidence in herself and finds life difficult.Master Min encourages geum-young to have confidence since her job brings happiness to people.
The king suggests that Choi sang goon and Han sang goon compete by cooking for the prince’s birthday,with the menu to be determined by the queen dowager.Choi sang goon asks jae-jae-sang goon to help her become the next head of the kitchen, In return,Choi sang goon promises it would benefit her as well. Choi sang goon asks her brother to find her the best ingredients for the next cook-off. Jang-geum tells Han sang goon that she thinks the ingredients that come from their regular source may not be as fresh as the ingredients that Choi sang goon might use. Han sang goon states that is out of their control, but Jang-geum goes to see gam with a grocery list and gives it to Mrs.gam since her husband isn’t around.The royal family wants Choi sang goon and Han sang goon to make dishes using food that the citizens throw away.Geum-young wanders around the town to see,what kind of food the citizens would throw away.Mrs.Gam suggests jang-geum to use the left-over rice from wine-making as the ingredient.Geum-young brings the throw-away meat parts from the market to choi sang goon and they decide to make suhl-ruhng-tang (slow-cooked meat broth). Jang-geum and Han sang goon decide they will use the left-over rice curds to make suhl-ruhng-tang as well.Jang-geum goes around town to look for fresh meat. The queen dowager is presented with food prepared by the two teams.Each team has cooked a simple meal that resembles what the citizens normally eat. The queen dowager tastes the food and learns about the recipe, then announces the one cooked by Choi sang goon is the better one.The head guard asks the queen why, and Han sang goon states she knows why she had lost.
