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Although Yan reported that some hotels in China like the Hilton and Marriott already exclusively use induction woks, commercial induction kitchens are rare in the United States.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

Eric Tran, the chef and owner of the Vietnamese restaurant Falansai in Brooklyn, said that gas was the “only way” for some techniques used in Asian cooking, such as cooking with woks.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023

He traveled to the Malaysian street food mecca of Penang and marveled at the vendors firing their woks with charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Roberto’s follows an Asian fusion restaurant, which left behind multiple woks when it closed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

Cooks dropped fish heads into woks of hissing oil, and urchins threaded their way underfoot searching for unguarded valuables.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer