A wok is not just a cooking utensil.
When MasterChef Australia winner, dumpling queen and presenter Diana Chan moved to Melbourne at 19, a wok was one of the first things she bought.
While she was busy studying accounting, she often missed her homeland, Malaysia, and found comfort in the kitchen, making meals that reminded her of home and her parents’ cooking.
In her first cookbook, Diana invited readers to join her as she revealed the secrets of the wok, taking it from just another cooking tool in the cupboard to the crown jewel of the kitchen.
The Golden Wok is a cookbook that shows that a wok isn’t just a cooking utensil; it’s the pride of any Asian kitchen and the most versatile pan in the home.
Cooking with a wok is a way of life throughout Asia. Many people think a wok is used exclusively for stir-frying, but a wok is the most versatile and inexpensive kitchen equipment. It can be used for shallow and deep-frying, steaming, boiling, braising, and smoking.
Covering everything from the basics of how to master wok hei to which wok best suits a variety of culinary needs and featuring over 80 deliciously approachable recipes that celebrate Diana’s Chinese-Malaysian heritage alongside other firm favourites, The Golden Wok is an essential guide that shows readers why a wok is the pride of any Asian kitchen.
Whether craving the crunch of prawn fritters, the delicious depths of flavour that come from a slow-simmered curry or the comfort of delicate dumplings, The Golden Wok has readers covered.
So, dive in and discover why the wok is a cherished heirloom, a symbol of tradition, and the gateway to a whole world of extraordinary cooking.
Diana Chan has over 112,000 followers on Instagram, her own range of dumplings sold at Coles, has run a restaurant (Chanteen), constantly collaborates with many known brands (and has partnered with brands as diverse as Lurpack, DBS Bank, Singtel, Nestle, St. Regis, Domain, MYOB and Malaysian Airlines) and has a linen line coming out soon. She was also the host of SBS’s Asia Unplated.
The Golden Wok comes out on the 29th of October, 2024.
