We originally published this post last year, but it had such a great response that we’ve updated it and bubbled up for new Woks of Life readers who may not have seen it yet! Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Wokking! It’s almost Chinese New Year! As the big day draws closer, it’s time to […]
What to Eat in Macau
You touch down in Macau, and you’re only there for 1 day. Some people might be worried about maximizing their time in the casinos, but our chief concern was what to eat in Macau! There are only 3 meals in a day, and only so much food one stomach can handle in about 10 hours, […]
The Top 25 Favorite Recipes of 2018
After 5 years of cooking, testing soy sauce ratios, re-seasoning, adjusting beef cooking times and cuts, arguing over chopstick placement, and figuring out that under no circumstances can we ever post a sesame ball recipe (let’s just say that everyone should leave that one to the professionals), we’re taking a formal look back at 2018 […]
Newfoundland “The Rock” Canada: Cliffside Views & Hikes
What is Newfoundland? Well, it’s an island. It’s home to the eastern-most part of North America. It’s nicknamed “The Rock,” but it’s actually pronounced “Newfundland” (let the record show that it came before Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson). It’s part of a Canadian province called Newfoundland and Labrador (those crazy Canadians) and has its own time zone […]
30 Holiday Recipes
Christmas is fast approaching, and we’ve got 30 holiday recipes, new and old, savory and sweet, that we’re thinking about for our table this year! If you’re like me, you may have been planning your menu for months now. I think it was a rainy day over the summer when I first wondered what we […]
22 Recipes to Pull Off an Asian American Thanksgiving
As foodies, Thanksgiving is obviously one of our all-time favorite holidays. Thankfully, America has no shortage of holidays dedicated almost purely to eating (Lookin’ at you, July 4), but this perfect day dedicated to our wonderful, would-be national bird definitely takes the top spot in our hearts. This year (if you’re following along on Instagram, […]
Starting a Food Blog or Website: Step By Step (And How The Woks of Life Got Started)
Hey Woks of Life readers! Today, we’re going to talk about a topic we’ve never really addressed here on the blog, and that is, how to start a food blog, or really how to start a website in general. June 2013. That’s when we started The Woks of Life, a food blog that has since […]
Start Your Chinese Pantry with 10 Essential Ingredients
Whether folks out there are beginners in the kitchen or experienced home cooks looking to try their hand at Chinese cooking, the single most common question we get here on the blog concerns substitutions––mostly for some of the seemingly less common Chinese ingredients. What’s a substitute for Shaoxing wine? Will it taste the same without […]
