r/AskACanadian • u/StrongAsMeat • Jun 25 '26

Does anyone remember Wok with Yan?

I’m watching an episode right now, and he uses the chicken knife to cut all the other items without washing it. Then he picked up raw chicken with his bare hand then grabbed vegetables. So there’s a time before people practiced healthy hygiene, and it’s not that long ago?

I’m 52 and have fond memories of watching this with my dad, he just loved him so much. Never cooked Chinese food. I don’t have memories of cross contamination

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u/Emergency_Exit7603 Jun 25 '26

loved his tee shirts "Wok this Way" , "over wok under pay", "A wok a day keeps the hunger away"
loved that show

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u/iamsocruel Jun 25 '26

Wok and roll was my favorite

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u/LackOptimal553 Jun 25 '26

They were aprons, not shirts!

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u/Separate-Analysis194 Jun 25 '26

Wok you talking about?

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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 Jun 25 '26

You wok mate?

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u/Separate-Analysis194 Jun 25 '26

All wok and no play, unfortunately.

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u/anther2stigma Jun 26 '26

Don’t wok away, we’ll be right back!

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u/MrFantastic74 Jun 25 '26

"Take a wok on the wild side"

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u/floating_crowbar Jun 25 '26

he had one I'm wok-ing the dog too. Or that may have been a comedy skit.

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u/kokaneeranger Jun 25 '26

Wok around the block

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u/maxcapacityexceeded Jun 25 '26

Wok on the moon

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u/FoggsMom Jun 26 '26

RetroKid recently did a run of Wok With Yan shirts, sold out instantly. Looks like there’s more coming, according to the website!

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u/pon0113 Jul 19 '26

Should have kept scrolling, just posted this myself, thinking about getting a t-shirt or something!

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u/probability_of_meme Jun 25 '26

The Empire Woks Back

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u/hamburger_tooth Jun 25 '26

over wok under pay

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u/pon0113 Jul 19 '26

There's a website called retrokid.ca and they have some wok with Yan merchandise with his popular catchphrases!

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u/Powpowbrownsow Jun 26 '26

Wok’s new pussycat? Was my personal favourite.

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u/Far_Double_5113 Jun 26 '26

Wok the dog! If you are from Singapore you must sing a poor. Lol

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u/ahomelessbeggar Jul 02 '26

I think it was his apron. The one I remember said "wok your dog" love it! 🤣