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
Think, Prepared, I Think, Tastes
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
Virtues, Tremendously, Also, Chinese
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
College, I Remember, TV, Chef
I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.
- Martin Yan
Waste, Always, Over, Eaten
At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.
- Martin Yan
Restaurant, Living, Made, Thirteen
I live a very low-key life.
- Martin Yan
Life, Live, Very, Low-Key
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
- Martin Yan
Think, Famous, I Think, Constraint
First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.
- Martin Yan
Great, Chef, First Of All, Claim
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
Seed, Will, Foods, Dried
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
Doing, Think, I Think, Factor
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
Will, Cuisine, Separate, Normally
I normally don't eat junk food.
- Martin Yan
Junk Food, Eat, Junk, Normally
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
Hope, More, United, Natives
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
Vegetables, Them, Then, Mix
I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.
- Martin Yan
I Am, Normal, Great Job, Great Life
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
Love, Steak, Spaghetti, Sushi
The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
- Martin Yan
Me, Never, Excited, Applause
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
Believe, Nothing, Within, Applause
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
Fact, Toys, Knives, Drawer
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
Strong, Soup, Tastes, Almost Anything
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
Best, Prepare, Counts, Burnt
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
Becoming, Likely, Brought, Kitchen
I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.
- Martin Yan
Culture, Helping, Large, Represent
When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.
- Martin Yan
Good, Soup, Make, Stock
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
Away, Been, Pass, Retire
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
Past, Will, Shake, Accent
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
Food, Reason, Could, If I Could
Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.
- Martin Yan
Sauce, Seasoning, Really, Soy
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
Positive, Give, Some, Drain
I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.
- Martin Yan
Business, Celebrity, Cooking
Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.
- Martin Yan
Country, Why, United, Stand
When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.
- Martin Yan
Work, Play, You, Enjoy
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
Travel, New, Global, New Things
You don't have to show people how successful you are.
- Martin Yan
People, How, Show, Show People
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
Think, Never, Lot, Profession
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