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TV chef Martin Yan’s secret to good health? Drink soup every day

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TV celebrity chef Martin Yan pictured on May 20, 2025. ST PHOTO: TARYN NG

At 76, TV chef Martin Yan is still travelling, teaching and cooking.

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SINGAPORE – When TV chef Martin Yan sits down to a meal at home, he starts with soup. Slow-simmered clear soup, the energetic 76-year-old believes, is the key to staying healthy.

The Guangzhou-born chef, who has hosted Yan Can Cook on American public television since 1982, was in town recently to speak to healthcare professionals.

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