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“At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.” quote by Martin Yan — Download Open image

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

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

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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…

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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 normally don't eat junk food.

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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…

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In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

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

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