5/15 Cooking

DIALOG>> I'm trying out a new recipe.

A: What are you cooking?
B: I'm trying out a new recipe.
A: What kind of dish is it?
B: It's a Korean dish made from glass noodles and veggies.
A: Oh, I know what you're making. It's japchae, isn't it?
B: Yeah, I just hope it turns out okay.
* try out: 시도하다
ex> He decided to try out his luck.


RESPONSE>> Talk about a time when the food you cooked did not turn out the way you wanted it to.

I do enjoy cooking regularly but there are certainly times when things don't go as planned.
* things don't go as planned: 일이 계획대로 되지 않다
ex> It's not your fault that things don't go as planned.

I once cooked a meal for my then-girlfriend as a birthday surprise.
* then-girlfriend: 당시 여자친구

She loved Italian cuisine so I tried my hand at a couple of different pasta dishes.
* try on'es hand at: ~을 시도하다
ex> I tried my hand at making kimchi but failed.

But as I wasn't very experienced in cooking them I totally undercooked the pasta.
* undercook: 덜 익히다
ex> She undercooked the chicken by mistake.

The instructions said to cook the pasta for 14 minutes but I misread it and only boiled the pasta for 4 minutes.

When my girlfriend took a bite she immediately spat it out.
* take a bite: 한입 먹어 보다
* spit out: 뱉다
ex> I wish I could take a bite of that cheesecake.
ex> He spat out the gum on the ground.

I had to cook the pasta again.

I learned my lesson and followed the recipe more carefully from then on.
* learn one's lesson: 교훈을 얻다
ex> I learned my lesson from the incident.


@ Make sure to put in the right amount of water.  물의 양을 적당히 잘 조절해.

1. I'm sorry that things didn't go as planned.
2. Try your hand at this game.
3. I took a bite of the sandwich.
4. He learned his lesson from the experience.