Wok facts for kids
A wok is a special pan from China used for cooking. It has a round bottom, which helps to spread heat evenly. Woks are most famous for stir frying, but you can use them for many other cooking styles too!
You can use a wok to deep fry foods until they are crispy. It's also great for braising, which means cooking food slowly in a little liquid. People also use woks for roasting, grilling, and even steaming food. Some even use them for a special kind of smoking food.
Woks Around the World
Woks are popular in many countries, not just China. Each place might have a different name for them.
- In Indonesia, people call the wok a wadjang.
- In Malaysia, it's known as a kuali.
- In the Philippines, a small wok is called a kawali, and a big one is a kawa.
These different names show how widely used and loved the wok is for cooking delicious meals!
Images for kids
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A flat-bottomed peking pan with a stick handle. It looks like Teflon, but it's actually well-seasoned carbon steel.
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A Han dynasty Chinese stove model with cooking pots. This shows how modern wok stoves got their basic design.
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Preparing food over a modern gas-fired wok stove.
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An outdoor charcoal wok stove.
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A natural gas burner head from a modern gas stove designed for woks.
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A carbon steel wok on a Chinese wok stove.
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A wok cleaning brush made from bamboo.
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A wok on an outdoor wood stove.
See also
In Spanish: Wok para niños
