Thursday, December 6, 2007

Bamboo Steamers

The bamboo steamers allow the cook to prepare multiple dishes at once by stacking layer upon layer of bamboo racks. This extremely efficient system requires only one burner and one pan/wok placed over water. Each dish (set in its own rack) can be cooked in its own time and as many racks as needed can be added.

Wok

The wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia. It is most often used for stir frying, but can also be used many other ways, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, or making soup.

Chopsticks

Chopsticks are a pair of small even-length tapered sticks, which are generally believed to have originated in ancient China, and are the traditional eating utensils of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Chopsticks are commonly made of wood, bamboo, metal, bone, ivory, and in modern times, plastic as well. The pair of sticks is maneuvered in one hand – between the thumb and fingers – and used to pick up pieces of food.