Woks and Frying Pans - Their Unique Advantages

The mention of the word ‘wok’ immediately conjures up images of Chinese cuisines. It is a common knowledge that a wok is usually used to prepare Chinese dishes. Despite its widespread use in Chinese cuisines, it is believed that it did not origin in China.... More

The mention of the word ‘wok’ immediately conjures up images of Chinese cuisines. It is a common knowledge that a wok is usually used to prepare Chinese dishes. Despite its widespread use in Chinese cuisines, it is believed that it did not origin in China. The word ‘wok’ itself is Cantonese. Wok was invented between 10th and 13th century. By then, many Southeast Asian countries already used vessels in the shape of frying pans. Hence it is believed that the Chinese adopted a modified version of these pans, which we call it as ‘wok’. A wok is a round-bottomed pan. Due to the curve of the pan, all the sides get evenly heated and hence consume minimum fuel. Since there is uniform heat, the food gets cooked quickly. Its size and shape are such that a complete meal can be cooked in it. For example, food can be sautéed and then pushed to one side of the pan while sauce can be prepared in the centre. This way, the sautéed food also remains warm till it is served with the sauce. Wok enables hea Less