At one point prior to her decision to travel, Jung had signed up to study with Martin Yan, a famous Chinese chef in California. Quickly she grasped the essentials, and was able to jot everything down. Chef Yan was both surprised and impressed, so much so that he later asked her to write up the recipes from that semester.
一回，當地的中國菜名廚嚴馬丁開班招生，她前往報名，很快地，她就能抓住要領，邊揮剷邊作記錄，嚴馬丁好奇地拿來一看，驚訝之餘十分滿意，後來還請她寫那一季的食譜。