Regarded as the world's healthiest cuisine, Asian food is traditionally cooked quickly to conserve fuel and energy. Preparation can be meticulously time-consuming but also contains the essence of simplicity. Once most ingredients are peeled, chopped, sliced, minced, shaped and shredded with concentration and rhythmic ease with a Chinese cleaver on a wooden board, the wok, a bamboo steamer and long chopsticks or a wooden spoon will take care of the...