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Martin Yan
Chinese
Celebrity
About the author
Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#People
#May
#Society
#Positive
So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Kids
#Patience
#Cooking
People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#People
#Travel
Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Business
#Kitchen
#Father
If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Food
#Being
#Reason
I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Celebrity
#Business
#Entertainment
#Cooking
The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Applause
You don't have to show people how successful you are.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#People
#Successful
In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Love
The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Hope
#United
Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Successful
#Money
#Profession
When I retire or pass away, I will be able to look back and say that this has been an exciting life. That's all that matters.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Life
#Will
When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Work
#Play
When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Right
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Being
#Famous
Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Country
#America
#United
Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Kids
#Will
The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#World
Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Will
#Past
#Age
#America
At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Living
Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#World
#Culture
First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#First
Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#People
#Nothing
#Applause
#Happiness
#Praise
I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Time
#Will
#Fish
I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Money
#Passion
#Satisfaction
#Job
#Motivation
A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#People
#May
#Living
#Passion
#Job
#Hate
I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Culture
#Community
I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Day
#Food
#Night
#Waste
I enjoy the quiet life.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Life
#Quiet
I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Fact
#Tools
#Cooking
I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#College
#Cooking
I live a very low-key life.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Life
I normally don't eat junk food.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Food
I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Life
#Job
As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.
Martin Yan,
Chinese
Celebrity
#Food