Traditional Chinese Dish Cooked In A Wok Pan Over An Open Fire. Beijing, China. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The hallmark of Chinese cuisine and Asian cooking in general are wok dishes. To cook them you need a special wok pan. Classic Chinese wok has a round shape, a convex bottom, high and thin walls. It is made of cast iron or carbon steel and has one wooden handle. Cooking in a wok usually takes less than 15 minutes, so the dishes are: Useful. Foods almost do not lose vitamins and nutrients with such a rapid heat treatment. Food cooked in a wok is healthier than in a conventional frying pan, as the ingredients roast for 1-3 minutes; Not greasy. A tablespoon of butter is enough for roasting, and the process takes minutes; Crispy and fragrant. Meat and vegetables during fast roasting, acquire a dense crisp and appetising appearance.