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Wok

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, wok means: A deep cooking pan with sloping sides, widely used in Chinese and other Asian cuisines.

In Turkish: wok tava

How it is used

Common in stir-frying; wok describes the vessel, not just one cooking method.

Example sentences

  1. The vegetables moved quickly around the hot wok.

    The sloping vessel is being used for rapid cooking and movement.

  2. The kitchen bought a larger wok for the noodle station.

    The larger bowl-shaped pan gives the noodle station more cooking capacity.

Common collocations

  • wok cooking
  • stir-fry in a wok
  • sautéTo cook small pieces of food quickly in a little hot fat in a pan, moving or tossing them so they brown evenly. From French sauter, "to jump".
  • stationAn area of the kitchen where one cook or a small team prepares one type of food, such as the grill, fry, sauce or garnish station.

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