- Blanching
Also known as: par-boiling, hot-water blanching
- Braising
Also known as: hóng shāo, red-braising, nikujaga-style, dongpo braising, slow-braising
- Deep-frying
Also known as: age, zhá, deep fry
- Dumpling Folding and Pleating
Also known as: dumpling pleating, jiaozi folding, gyoza wrapping
- Fermentation
Also known as: fājiào, lacto-fermentation, koji fermentation, salt fermentation
- Smoking
Also known as: hot smoking, cold smoking, tea smoking, wok smoking
- Steaming
Also known as: steam cooking, zhēng
- Stir-Frying
Also known as: chǎo, stir fry, wok frying
- Wok hei
Also known as: breath of the wok