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So what is stir fry and how many types are there? I was talking to someone on discord and I mentioned I liked stir fry, but they got confused and asked me to specify. I thought it was protein and vegetables cooked in a wok with oil, I even looked it up and it said the same thing, but they got even more confused. Is that not stir fry? Can someone help me understand?

>> No.17017484
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>>17017481
>So what is stir fry and how many types are there?
I hate this board so much bros.

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>>17017484
then why are you still here?

>> No.17017662

>>17017481
Stir fry is a technique, not a dish, so you should have specified what ingredients/proteins you like, (chicken, steak, brocolli, lo mein, ect.)
>>17017484
There are different types of stir fry like Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, pretty much most Asian countries have their own, but I'm not 100% positive on what makes each different, just that they're "different"

>> No.17017753

>>17017662
I think the main differences is the herbs and spices they typically use. I'm not an expert on this either but I'd associate szechuan pepper with china or gochujang with korea for example, although sezchuan pepper is available worldwide and I wouldn't be surprised if other countries had equivalent fermented chili pastes.

>> No.17017786

>>17017481
stir frying is a wok technique. Most internet stir fry recipes never capture the actual essence of wok cooking. extremely high heat, ingredients pre-oiled to increase heat contact. they will never be Chinese.

>> No.17017833

>>17017786
>Most internet stir fry recipes never capture the actual essence of wok cooking.
LOL THE BREATH OF THE WOK RIGHT!!! We are so Bro's now. Wok bro's! Hey want to trade obscure soy sauces sometime? We are so bro's.

>> No.17018066

>>17017625
Every now and again one post redeems this place.

>> No.17018212

>>17017481
I just tried steaming my stir fry veggies with chicken in the instant pot for 8 minutes. Made much less mess. Chicken was already cooked too.

>> No.17018229

>>17017833
What? What’s your power clean?

>> No.17018239

>>17017786
This guy fucks, minus the pre-oiled part
>>17017833
Go fuck yourself, I've cooked on a wok for a living damn near the past 7 years of my life, there's a difference.

>> No.17018283

>>17017481
there are five types of stir fry, beef, chicken, shrimp, oriental and mushroom/vegetable. some people say there's a pork one but i don't believe them.

>> No.17018424

>>17017481
This is like saying "I like pizza"
Pizza is just dough with whatever toppings you feel like, of course you can have a pizza you like, but what is the toppings?!

>> No.17019781

Stir frying is a 4000 year old cooking technique using high pressure butane burners which output 200000btu heat at minimum. It can only be done right by people of asian origin.

>> No.17020221

>>17018424
...It's also perfectly coherent to say "I like pizza," and completely psychotic to not understand this and demand clarification.