Episode 9
24 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
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Jang-geum’s name is on the list of people who didn’t pass the exam.Suddenly the queen arrives and she begins to taste the samples and is enchanted by jang-geum’s sample both in taste and creativity.The queen’s assistant(mother of the young girl who stole the flour)tells the queen it was actually her fault that jang-geum lost her ingredient which resulted in her failing the test.The queen orders her subordinates to allow jang-geum to stay in the palace.
The palace girls that passed the test,including jang-geum are officially recognized as palace cooks.Jang-geum go see her adoptive family.On the way back she stops by her mother’s gravesite and tells her deceased mom about her success and weeps.She remembers her mom’s words and her mom telling jang-geum to be the best palace cook.And to look for her secret recipe book that she hide in one of the kitchens inside the palace.
Master min jung-ho learns from the captured foreign woman that the one who saved him was a woman who had a gold bird with her.So Master Min-Jung-ho goes around town looking for information on the woman.And he arrives at jang-geum’s adoptive mom and father’s home(the wine makers)and asks about the woman.The wife stops the husband from telling Master Min-Jung-ho about jang-geum for fear of getting her into trouble.
The palace kitchen women are ordered to accompany the king on his hunting trip and to prepare food for the king and the generals up on the mountain.Someone makes a mistake in preparing the ingredients causing food poisoning to herself, another maid,and supervisor Han sang goon Therefore supervisor Han sang goon asks geum-young to take charge and orders jang-geum to help.The king sends a messenger to let the girls know the king wants to change the menu to cold noodles.Geum-young and jang-geum panic because there is very little time to prepare all the food and supervisor Han sang goon is asleep resting from the illness.Geum-young prepares the soup but the taste is plain due to lack of ingredients and time.Jang-geum thinks of an idea and starts running toward the spring water with a bucket.She fetches the fresh mountain water but hurt her ankle on the way back.Geum-young and jang-geum make cold noodle soup with the spring water which gives the soup base a refreshing taste.The king and his generals return and the cooks bring food to them.
