{"id":2631,"date":"2025-08-17T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2025-08-17T12:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:31:26","slug":"wok-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/?p=2631","title":{"rendered":"Wok experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve loved Asian cuisine for many years, and recently, the nearby Aldi had an \u201cAsia Week\u201d with a huge selection of ingredients for Asian cooking. The best part? They were selling a wok frying pan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I spent about 100 euros on the wok, various sauces, different types of noodles, vegetables, and seafood. With all these ingredients and some experiments guided by YouTube, my cooking adventure began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>First experiment: noodles with vegetables and shrimp. It turned out really well \u2014 just like something from an Asian caf\u00e9!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, I tried chicken with rice\u2026 and failed. The rice ended up like a porridge. So I bought rice vinegar and I\u2019m ready to continue experimenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although my wife isn\u2019t thrilled about the kitchen being covered in oil, I\u2019m having a lot of fun learning something new and exotic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2632\" src=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_125453.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_125453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_125453-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_125453-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"811\" data-id=\"2636\" src=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_123958-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_123958-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250802_123958-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2635\" src=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/burmistrov.xyz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250802-WA0001-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve loved Asian cuisine for many years, and recently, the nearby Aldi had an \u201cAsia Week\u201d with a huge selection of ingredients for Asian cooking. 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