The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook
£23.70£26.60 (-11%)
“For years, Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin have been my go-to source for recipes and techniques that have roots firmly planted in Chinese tradition but with a uniquely American experience and voice. This is a very special book.”–J. Kenji López-Alt, author of The Food Lab and The Wok
This is the story of a family as told through food. Judy, the mom, speaks to traditional Chinese dishes and cultural backstory. Bill, the dad, worked in his family’s Chinese restaurants and will walk you through how to make a glorious Cantonese Roast Duck. Daughters Sarah and Kaitlin have your vegetable-forward and one-dish recipes covered–put them all together and you have the first cookbook from the funny and poignant family behind the popular blog The Woks of Life.
In addition to recipes for Mini Char Siu Bao, Spicy Beef Biang Biang Noodles, Cantonese Pork Belly Fried Rice, and Salt-and-Pepper Fried Oyster Mushrooms, there are also helpful tips and tricks throughout, including an elaborate rundown of the Chinese pantry, explanations of essential tools (including the all-important wok), and insight on game-changing Chinese cooking secrets like how to “velvet” meat to make it extra tender and juicy.
Whether you’re new to Chinese cooking or if your pantry is always stocked with bean paste and chili oil, you’ll find lots of inspiration and trustworthy recipes that will become a part of your family story, too.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Random House Inc (1 Nov. 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0593233891 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0593233894 |
| Dimensions | 21.08 x 2.77 x 26.09 cm |
by Princess Koto
I like it as it’s easy to use as I have already made singerpore moodles from it and it tasted fab.Well done Thank you verymuch Geoff Clarke
by Kindle Customer
Have absolutely loved their website for years, and the cook book has not disappointed! Excited to re make dishes I’ve been cooking from their website for years, and make new dishes as well!
by Jessica Leung
Too much family history interspersed with recipes
by Patrick
I can’t wait to try the Dan Dan noodles.
by Blair Hayward
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We are big fans of the website and regularly cook recipes from these authors.
The book is beautiful- well laid out and with some great pictures!
Can’t wait to try some of the recipes!
by Jam
Have exchanged for another copy but it was a shame it was damaged and some pages were badly printed
by Gobbie Aussie
I love the easy to cook recipes in The Woks of Life cookbook. And the bonus stories about the cuisine and authors. I’m about to order my third book though as I’ve had two come through damaged and have had to return them.
by Gobbie Aussie
I have been going to The Wok of Life website for sometime now and all the while thinking a cookbook would be so amazing, then the news came of a cookbook in the works, I was so excited and couldn’t wait! When I received the book I was not disappointed! Everything about this book is just beautiful, from the recipes to the personal family touches, I have many cookbook on the shelves but yet to put this on on the shelf because I’m unable to put it down! This book is in a class of it’s own! I can only say thank you for this cookbook and the website and all that your family do to share your experiences with the rest of us!!