Martin Yan Quotes

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

  Martin Yan

• 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

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

  Martin Yan

• When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.

  Martin Yan

• When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

  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

• 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

• The Cdivisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.

  Martin Yan

• 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

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

  Martin Yan

• Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

  Martin Yan

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

  Martin Yan

• 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

• 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

Martin Yan (37)

Birth:	22nd December, 1948
Nationality:	Chinese
Profession:	Chef

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