Martin Yan Quotes

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

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Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.

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Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

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First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.

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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.

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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.

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When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

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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.

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I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

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I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.

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Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

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I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.

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I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.

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I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

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Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.

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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.

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You don't have to show people how successful you are.

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I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

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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.

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I enjoy the quiet life.

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At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

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