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Stir frying

Stir frying (Chinese: 炒; pinyin: chǎo; Wade–Giles: ch'ao3; Cantonese Yale: cháau) is a cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred or tossed in a wok. The technique originated in China and in recent centuries has spread into other parts of Asia and the West. It is similar to sautéing in Western…

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Stir-fried dishes

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Stir frying

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples58
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Stir frying

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related to In China · 16
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has effect · 14
Stir frying → Another, Boiling, China, Comparing, One, Similar, Spanish National Research Counsel, Stir, Stir-frying, Taking, The, These, With, Writers
related to In the West · 9
Stir frying → America, An, Asian, Buwei Yang Chao, Chinese, Eat, How To Cook, Stir, The
related to Uses in traditional medicine · 5
Stir frying → Chinese, Dry-frying, Stir, Stir-frying, There
is a · 1
Stir frying → method best suited for bamboo shoots

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wok stir frying cooking chinese oil technique used stir-frying dynasty high food ingredients boiling steaming hei bao study may method

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Stir fryingis amethod best suited for bamboo shoots0.90text
gingerinstance offollowed by dry seasonings0.80text
garlicinstance offollowed by dry seasonings0.80text
scallionsinstance offollowed by dry seasonings0.80text
or shallotsinstance offollowed by dry seasonings0.80text
cornstarchinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
water chestnut flourinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
or arrowroot.A single ingredientinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
especially a vegetableinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
may be stir-fried without the step of adding another ingredientinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
or two or more ingredients may be stir-fried to make a single dishinstance ofalong with thickeners0.80text
brothsinstance ofstopping only to add other ingredients0.80text

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