Celebrity Chef Martin Yan Endorses International Chinese Culinary Competition

  • 12 years ago
[Martin Yan]:
“Yan can cook, so can you.”

American Master Chef Martin Yan and host of the hit cooking program “Yan Can Cook, So Can You” has been an ambassador of Chinese cuisine since the 1980s.

As a Chinese-born American chef who has popularized Chinese cuisine in the West, Yan appreciates the role that food plays in discovering a culture.

[Martin Yan, Celebrity Chef]:
“It’s not just about learning a dish. From cooking and cuisine you can understand a country and nationality. You can understand the traditions, history and culture of a country.”

Yan has hosted several television programs dedicated to Asian cuisine. The founder of the Yan Can International Cooking School has also published a number of cook books and runs a restaurant chain in California.

In Hong Kong over the weekend, Yan endorsed NTD’s 4th International Chinese Culinary Competition.

[Martin Yan, Celebrity Chef]:
“I feel that your competition every year is promoting China’s culinary culture to the world, to the United State’s main stream society. It’s a great platform.”

The International Chinese Culinary Competition by NTD is dedicated to reviving traditional Chinese culinary techniques and culture. Chefs from around the world are invited to compete in five categories of Chinese cooking: Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine and Northeastern China cuisine.

Chef Yan believes rediscovering tradition is important for striving into the future, and hopes to be a part of the competition.

[Martin Yan, Celebrity Chef]:
“I know you have many master chef competitions. I hope I will also have the opportunity to participate.”

The 4th International Chinese Culinary Competition will return to New York’s Time Square in September this year.

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