You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

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

When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.

I enjoy the quiet life.

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

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.