as close to the kitchen as possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breadth, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. hei means energy, life force, or breath, and that s what you re looking for the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me there s no mandarin or at least shanghainese word for
it takes two cooks working at once to make this dish. one deep-fries the ribs in hot oil until just right, another toasts the ginger, cumin and other spices in a wok, and then, in go the ribs. and if you re a devotee of what s called wok hei, you sit as close to the kitchen as possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breath, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. hei means energy, life force, or breath, and that s what
possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breath, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. hei means energy, life force, or breath, and that s what you re looking for the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. [ chef speaking mandarin ] anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me there s no mandarin or at least shanghainese word for wok. it s simply called a cooking
elusive, fast-dissipating breath, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. hei means energy, life force, or breath, and that s what you re looking for the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. [ chef speaking mandarin ] anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me there s no mandarin or
one deep-fries the ribs in hot oil until just right, another toasts the ginger, cumin and other spices in a wok, and then, in go the ribs. and if you re a devotee of what s called wok hei, you sit as close to the kitchen as possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breath, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. hei means energy, life force, or breath, and that s what you re looking for the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. [ chef speaking mandarin ]