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Published · transcript-backedPichet Ong: belief
13 Nov 2019 Conversations with Tyler Lunch with Fuchsia Dunlop at Mama Chang (Bonus)
“I think you can’t tell from the menu, but you definitely can go through, eat quite an exquisite meal, without realizing that nothing comes from the wok.”
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- Pichet Ong
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- 13 Nov 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Really? Yes. I think you can’t tell from the menu, but you definitely can go through, eat quite an exquisite meal, without realizing that nothing comes from the wok. I would say that when people think about Chinese cuisine, they often think about stir-fry as the Chinese method par excellence. But it’s one of many different cooking methods, and certainly steaming has been done in China since the Neolithic Age. You can say that is the classic Chinese cooking method, really. But often, a good meal will have steamed dishes and boiled dishes as well as stir-fries, and also, particularly in Sichuan, wonderful cold dishes. Cold dressed meats and cooked salads. So yes, it’s not all about wok cookery.…
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