The Woks of Life Cookbook

New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, One of the Best Cookbooks of the Year: Food & Wine, Epicurious, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Delish

In The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family, one family behind the acclaimed blog “The Woks of Life” shares 100 of their favorite home-cooked and restaurant-style Chinese recipes.
The Woks of Life is the story of a family as told through food. Judy, the mom, speaks to traditional Chinese dishes and cultural backstory. Bill, the dad, worked in his familys Chinese restaurants and will walk you through how to make a glorious Cantonese Roast Duck. Daughters Sarah and Kaitlin have your vegetable-forward and one-dish recipes coveredput them all together and you have the first cookbook from the funny and poignant family behind the popular blog The Woks of Life. In addition to recipes for Mini Char Siu Bao, Spicy Beef Biang Biang Noodles, Cantonese Pork Belly Fried Rice, and Salt-and-Pepper Fried Oyster Mushrooms, there are also helpful tips and tricks throughout, including an elaborate rundown of the Chinese pantry, explanations of essential tools (including the all-important wok), and insight on game-changing Chinese cooking secrets like how to velvet meat to make it extra tender and juicy. Whether youre new to Chinese cooking or if your pantry is always stocked with bean paste and chili oil, youll find lots of inspiration and trustworthy recipes that will become a part of your family story, too.

The Woks of Life by Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung. Published by Random House. Hardcover. 320 pages.