When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

Wok cooking in action, with ingredients being tossed and smoke rising from the wok. - Simonkr/Getty Images Admittedly, cooking with a properly seasoned wok can have a slight learning curve. Something ...

Ever leave a Chinese restaurant and wonder how their food is so perfectly stir-fried, full of lingering flavor and wok hei (or the aromas from the wok)? The veggies are also perfectly crispy, ...

The first thing you notice walking up to a dai pai dong, one of Hong Kong’s signature open-air street food stalls, is the smoke. Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs ...

These tools are helpful for stir-frying, steaming, deep-frying, braising, and more. If you ask a Chinese chef from the old guard what tools and accessories they’d consider essential for cooking with a ...

Hibachi restaurant-style fried rice is a classic side dish that is incredibly easy to make at home. This Benihana copycat recipe comes together in under 20 minutes and is completely customizable with ...

A wok is a common sidekick to many Asian meals. It's the go-to weapon of choice for flavorful stir-fried plates, and you can even use a wok to impart a smoky essence into dishes. But to fully maximize ...

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