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Martin Yan

Martin Yan (; born 22 December 1948) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong-American chef and food writer. He has hosted his award-winning cooking show, Yan Can Cook, since 1978.

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.

Tags: Day, Excuse, Fur

Martin Yan

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

Tags: Nothing, Become, Once

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: Reason, Bring, Sauce

Martin Yan

I normally don't eat junk food.

Tags: Day, Anything, Over

Martin Yan

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

Tags: Good, Anything, Long

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: Time, Funny, Interest

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: Government, Live, Give

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: Put, Problem, Between

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: God, Death, Remember

Martin Yan

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.

Tags: Society, Back, Better

Martin Yan

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