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A deep, curved frying pan used especially in Asian cooking for quickly frying and cooking food at high heat.
Für das Gemüsegericht erhitze ich zuerst etwas Öl im Wok.
For the vegetable dish, I first heat some oil in the wok.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. You put ingredients 'in den Wok' (into the wok; accusative, direction), but you fry them 'im Wok' (in the wok; dative, location).
Gib das geschnittene Gemüse in den Wok.
Put the chopped vegetables into the wok.
In connection with cooking, 'der Wok' (the wok) is often used with certain verbs. These include 'braten' (to fry), 'garen' (to cook), 'erhitzen' (to heat), and 'schwenken' (to toss).
Du musst das Gemüse im Wok ständig schwenken, damit es nicht anbrennt.
You have to keep tossing the vegetables in the wok so they don't burn.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of cooking and food, especially in relation to Asian cuisine. Outside this context, you will hardly hear it.
Ich habe ein neues Rezept für ein schnelles Gericht aus dem Wok gefunden.
I found a new recipe for a quick dish from the wok.
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'Pfanne' and 'Wok' are both pieces of cookware used for frying. A 'Pfanne' is usually flat and often has a long handle. It is used for many everyday dishes such as eggs, meat, or vegetables. A 'Wok' is deeper and roundly curved. It is especially good for quick frying at high heat, often in Asian cooking. The words can be confused because a wok is also a type of frying pan. In everyday language, however, people say 'Pfanne' for normal flat cookware and 'Wok' when the special shape and cooking method are meant.
Für das schnelle Gemüsegericht nimmt Maria den Wok und sehr hohe Hitze.
For the quick vegetable dish, Maria uses the wok and very high heat.
In der Pfanne brät Tom ein Ei mit etwas Gemüse.
Tom fries an egg with some vegetables in the pan.