Martin Yan Quotes
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Martin Yan Quotes & Sayings
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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.
— Martin Yan
Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.
— Martin Yan
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
I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.
— Martin Yan
I normally don't eat junk food.
— 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.
— Martin Yan
I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.
— Martin Yan
I enjoy the quiet life.
— Martin Yan
I live a very low-key life.
— Martin Yan
I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.
— 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.
— Martin Yan
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
When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.
— Martin Yan
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
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
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
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 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
At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.
— Martin Yan
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
— Martin Yan
Always start with the freshest ingredients.
— Martin Yan
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
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
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