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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- Martin Yan

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

- Martin Yan