Purchasing a Traditional Wok

If you want to learn how to cook traditional Chinese foods, you need to purchase a traditional wok. There are many woks on the market but not all of them are traditional. For example, there are woks made from things such as non-stick materials. Though these new woks are considered fashionable in China, the traditional wok is something that you need to learn how to use if you want to experience the cuisine how it is meant to.

If you live near a large city with a Chinatown section, you can find a place to purchase traditional wok easily. If not, you may want to look online for traditional woks. But just buying it is not enough. The wok needs to be properly seasoned. There are instructions for how to do this online. Or, you can ask at the store where you buy the wok. It is also possible to buy it already seasoned. (Seasoned is a term that essentially means “broken in”.)