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"_Yawk, yawk -- wok, wok, wok, wok, wok_," rang out close behind us, and we both fired simultaneously at a faint gleam of what seemed to be yellow light as it flitted through the glade, running forward to get beyond the smoke in the hope that we might have hit it.

Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas George Manville Fenn 1870

But if you look at the Chinese form of cooking, cooking that's done in the wok is done on a very rapid process.

Harold McGee's 'Keys To Good Cooking' For Chefs 2010

The wok is much hotter than the hottest oven is going to be.

Harold McGee's 'Keys To Good Cooking' For Chefs 2010

As Priya disclosed, it is a wok from the ikea store.

Uzhunnu vada « Salt and Pepper. 2006

Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok until just smoking, then stir-fry remaining ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes until fragrant, about 5 seconds.

Everything old is new again.. Michele 2005

Seasoning a new wok is really the only troublesome thing about owning one and it is so simple that I hesitate to call it a chore.

Tigers & Strawberries » Wok Words 2005

I will tell you all about why my $15 cheapo wok is one of my favorite cooking pots ever, and how it is special, very soon.

Toast: Lindy 2005

Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok until just smoking, then stir-fry remaining ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes until fragrant, about 5 seconds.

If it's pretty, I'll probably eat it.. Michele 2005

I will tell you all about why my $15 cheapo wok is one of my favorite cooking pots ever, and how it is special, very soon.

Thailuski Lindy 2005

Like Barbara I am very attracted to hand hammered carbon steel woks, but my traditional Chinese cast iron wok is so good at getting VERY hot and imparting wok-hay, and it’s so seasoned and easy to use now, I am not sure that a carbon steel would ever get used.

Tigers & Strawberries » Wok Words 2005

Learning how to use it was/is fun, but I'd imagine everyday home cooks in China would find the ordeal to heat a wok to the required temps to achieve wok hei, do it everytime they needed to make dinner and clean-up to be a massive pain in the ass.

How is wok hei achieved in home kitchens in cuisines that need them for daily cooking, such as Chinese? 2026

My dad has always been a wok hei fiend, first scouring the streets of Chinatown and later the suburbs of Boston for smoky clams in black bean sauce, fire-kissed stir-fried greens, beef chow fun that almost tastes grilled, or noodles that are singed just right.

The Elements of Wok Hei, and How to Capture Them at Home (Published 2020) 2026

Stir frying, the cornerstone of Cantonese cooking, is all about wok hei, that complex charred aroma that fleetingly cloaks the piping-hot stir-fries served in Cantonese restaurants. The hallmark of an outstanding chef, wok hei - literally translated as ‘breath of a wok’ - results from a complex interplay of factors that is part science, part art, part magic.

What is...wok hei? 2026