Asian Cooking: Woks The Difference?
Cooking in the eastern hemisphere, especially in Asia, is quite different from cooking in the United States. For starters, the techniques and ingredients were born out of necessity and have remained throughout the centuries. And it’s much healthier, too. According to the latest Center For Disease Control statistics, approximately 57 percent of the American population, or roughly one in six American adults, are currently overweight or obese. Conversely, just a tiny fraction of that amount of the population on the entire continent of Asia is overweight, with even less obese. As western ways and McDonald’s are becoming more prevalent in Asia, the obesity rate is rising. One of the major accounts for this difference is cooking and eating. Asian cookware is different, the ingredients are different and the techniques are different. Here’s how: Cookware: Whether, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Mongolian the wok, steamer baskets and rice cookers are staples in the kitchen as are the Chinese cook
