Chinese dishes have a good reputation all around the world, even its home style dishes are popular. Many will ask the question “what kind of kitchenware is used to produce such fantastic dishes?”

Kitchenware includes utensils, appliances, dishes, cookware, and so on for use in the kitchen. Along with the rising living standards, more and more Chinese people have begun the pursuit of quality living present in every aspect of day-to-day life. Take the house for instance, people don’t only focus on beautifying their living rooms, but they have also begun to pay attention to kitchenware. Let’s catch a glimpse of the Chinese kitchenware.

Wok

Usually with a matching cover, a wok is indispensable in a Chinese kitchen. It can be used for stir-frying, frying, boiling, stewing, etc. Woks in China are mainly made of iron, since it is proved that iron woks won’t impart foods with harmful substances and that they can be heated up evenly during the cooking process. Meanwhile, cooking with an iron wok is also helpful for supplementing iron that is a necessary microelement in human body. However, iron has a strong tendency to rust if exposed to air and damp, so it’s advisable for woks to be used when cooking soups.