J.C.’s recreating the lost flavors of her childhood

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Watch J.C. make her “Crispy lechon with ginataang kalabasa and purple rice” in this episode of Meet the Cook!

J.C. came to the U.S. from the Philippines when she was six and a half. She learned to cook from her mom, her grandma, her collection of cookbooks, and from her boyfriend, who is a chef himself.

 

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This is the second episode in our new series “Meet the Cook.” If you liked this one, check out the first episode, starring Eliza! If you have a cook you’d like to see featured in an episode, let us know in the comments!