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Episode 42: Heritage of Chinese Cooking: The Wok

Episode 42: Heritage of Chinese Cooking: The Wok

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 42: Heritage of Chinese Cooking: The Wok

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by author and wok master Grace Young. Her latest book is Stir-Frying to the Skys Edge, a book that explores everything from the origins and health benefits of stir-frying to the techniques great economy of time and fuel. Linda and Grace discuss the history of both stir-frying and the wok, and how American culture has reshaped how we see both. Tune in to learn which cookware is the best to stir fry with, how immigrants adapt when they cant find ingredients of their native cuisine and what happens when Chinese and Jamaican chefs work side by side. This episode was sponsored by the good people at Fairway Market, like no other market!.
Released:
Dec 9, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.