Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. Its famous catch phrase was "If Yan can cook, so can you!" A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. ... Martin Yan (甄文達 Pinyin: Zhēn Wéndá; later 殷文達 Yīn Wéndá, note that 甄 and 殷 are both Yan in Cantonese) (born 1948) is a Chinese-born American chef and actor who hosts the award-winning national cooking show Yan Can Cook. ... An example recipe, printed from the Wikibooks Cookbook. ... Stir frying is a common Chinese cooking technique used because of its fast cooking speed. ... A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... Some dishware Dishware is a general term for objects—dishes—from which people eat or serve food, such as plates and bowls. ...

Often followed by the gag "If Yan can't, then neither can you."

Yan Can Cook.

Martin's programs are shown widely on public television in the United States and on Food TV in Canada. He has also written several cookbooks, most of which are companions to his various series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Martin's style of presentation is infused with a little bit of humor. Born in Guangzhou, China, to a restaurateur father, Martin has been cooking since his youth. He also owns a small chain of Yan Can Restaurants in California, USA (Details at his website-see links below). Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Some accuse Yan's TV presentation, which combines his thick Cantonese accent with clownish behavior, of perpetuating an Asian stereotype for entertainment value.^{[citation needed]} Yan maintains that his accent is not fake and that any excessive intonation is because of his enthusiasm: "For many people the accent will stay, even those that speak English perfectly, and uses proper grammar and words." Yan started studying English at 16. Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

External links

• YanCanCook.com: The Official Website of Chef Martin Yan
• Martin Yan Interview