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Martin Yan
Chinese-American chef and food writer (born 1948)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.
Martin Yan (Chinese: 甄文達; born 22 December 1948) is a Chinese-Americanchef and food writer.
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He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since 1982.
Early years and education
With ancestral roots in Hoiping, Yan was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China to a restaurateur father and a grocer mother.
Yan began to cook at the age of 12. When he was 13, he moved to Hong Kong, where he attended the Munsang College in Kowloon City.
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During this time in Munsang College, he worked at his uncle's Chinese restaurant and learned the traditional method of Chinese barbecue. He received a diploma from the Overseas Institute of Cookery of Hong Kong and later left for Canada for continued study.
Ten years after his arrival in North America, Yan received a Master of Science degree in food science from University of California, Davis, in 1975.
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