Pad Thai dish at the Night Market in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Pad Thai dish at the Night Market in Khon Kaen, Thailand in May 2016

Cooking fried chicken at the evening food market in Trang, Thailand

Cooking fried chicken at the evening food market in Trang, Thailand in May 2016

Gold wok restaurant sign in Budapest, Hungary

Gold wok restaurant sign in Budapest, Hungary in January 2014

Sweet potatoes frying in a wok in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Sweet potatoes frying in a wok in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in January 2012

Pork being cooked at the Mall in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in Thailand

Pork being cooked at the Mall in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in Thailand in February 2014

Cooking Penang char koay in Kuala Lumpur

Cooking Penang char koay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2012

Baking chestnuts

Baking chestnuts at the Yunnan Chinese Cultural centre in Santichon Village, outside Pai in Northern Thailand in December 2009

Wok good

Cooking at a roadside food place in Guadalupe, Cebu City, Philippines in March 2009. I think the big things in the wok are fish.

Market lunch

A street food stall serving lunch at Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, in October 2008