If you take the name 'Baek Jong-won' out of it, isn't there nothing wrong with what he said?

During the show, they mentioned that monkfish liver is more expensive than the meat,

and like the other contestants said, the meat itself doesn't have much flavor.

Since monkfish liver is a high-end ingredient on its own, he's basically saying he'll give extra points for reaching a similar level of taste without using it.