If you've ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant you will be familiar with those long thin utensils, which are traditionally used to eat Chinese food Yes, I'm talking about chopsticks

Are you fed up with vegetables grown out of season, from who knows where which may look bright and shiny but which taste of absolutely nothing Are you frightened as to what all those pesticides and other chemicals are doing to your family's health

There has developed a new craze in Britain in recent years You can see it wherever you go; people walking or even riding bicycles, carrying a cardboard carton of the stuff

Chinese food can be cooked using any pan at all but if you want a really versatile implement in which you can stir fry, braise and deep fry, you must have a wok This simply designed yet incredibly useful tool has been used in Chinese cooking (and indeed the cooking of other Far Eastern countries) for centuries but even today is indispensable to professional chefs and home cooks alike