“Unemployed man lies about owning a restaurant, buys one, and unknowingly uses mysterious seasoning to revive it.”
Famous Restaurant
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Unemployed man lies about owning a restaurant, buys one, and unknowingly uses mysterious seasoning to revive it.
Joo In-Gong attends his high school reunion only to be pressured by a friend into lying about his job. Despite being unemployed, In-Gong explains he's the owner of a "Matjip," a term for a well-regarded local restaurant. To save face, In-Gong resolves to make this lie a reality and purchases an old, desolate restaurant. Business is struggling until one day he discovers an unknown seasoning left by the foreigner that lives above his shop, which immediately causes things to turn around. If only he had known just what that seasoning truly was... (Source: Naver Corporation, translated)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 29 ch ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published Aug 2023 – Feb 2024
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M75747 catalog