Jeannie Mai Quotes

I love tea.

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others.

I don't drink liquor, but I do like chocolate ice cream soda.

Tea is a huge part of my life.

China's a big tea culture.

We can all be defined by food.

I like to have my cup of green tea.

If you had to eat another human to survive, do you think they'd taste like their ethnic background?

Don't like lychees.

As one of the largest states in the country, Florida's vibrant diversity is a key part of our nation's story.

I think that, in America, even though race is a social construct, I mean, we say this in theory, but I think a lot of people don't believe that it really is. And so it's still a very racialized society.

I think the knowledge of where you come from gives you more of an affinity for understanding different cultures and learning.

I didn't really grow up with any traditions. I grew up in a pretty liberal household in Southern California. I think that's part of my interest in thinking about heritage. I don't have a second language or cultural heritage in that way.

Nobody needs a chitlin.

My lineage is partially Irish.

I love chocolate!

We have to redefine what we mean when we say, 'Who are your people?' 'Where are you from?'

I'm from the Bay Area, so I know a lot about granola.

Actually I love asparagus.

I'm Muslim. I'm Palestinian. I'm a woman in a hijab.

My heritage is Scottish and a lot of Irish, too.

I must confess I am a major foodie and you can't beat Calcutta when it comes to food.

Food is very powerful.

To know a community is to know its food.

Cooking is an expression that crosses boundaries.