August 13, 2009
I recently purchased a 16 inch Traditional Cast Iron Wok from The Wok Shop and absolutely love it. However, I didn't realize how many choices there were when deciding ...
A wok is a round-bottomed cooking pan originating in China, and can be used for stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, smoking , and roasting.
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A wok (in Standard Cantonese as ) is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia. Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used many other ways, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup. They are commonly, almost exclusively, cooked with a long handled ''chahn'' (spatula) or ''hoak'' (ladle). The long extensions of these utensils allows the cook to work with the food without burning the hand.