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Wei-Li
Chinese Restaurant
945 Center Street
Auburn, Maine 04210
(207) 344-0022
www.weilirestaurant.com
Now
you can
Learn to cook
Authentic
Chinese Food
Wei Li invites you to deepen your appreciation and knowledge of Chinese
cuisine through our new series of on-site cooking classes:
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
This three-hour session provides an
introduction to the philosophies and
techniques which define a true Chinese
kitchen. Discussed will be:
Note: Completion of the Basic class is
required in order to participate in the
Intermediate level
Prerequisite: the Basic class and at
least one of the Intermediate sessions
Designed for either working professionals
who would like to broaden their credentials or home-cooking enthusiasts eager to
learn new skills, this three month course
will cover everything from managing the
kitchen effectively to presenting dishes
with eye-appeal. The instructor will have
you whipping up batters, filling egg rolls,
stuffing dumplings and even rolling sushi
by the end of the course. Lots of one-onone attention; class limited to 5 students.
DRAFT
• Rice: the 4 different types, and traditional cooking
method vs. rice-cooker
• The whys-and-wherefores of cooking sauces vs.
MSG
• How to handle a chopping knife safely and
effectively
• How to stir fry using a wok
• The difference between authentic traditional
Chinese and “Chinese-American” cooking
End of Class Bonus
Optional: Learn to speak Cantonese
through an informal half-hour lesson
with a native speaker.
Pick-and-choose from a series of monthly
classes where you will learn to prepare a
variety of basic dishes such as lo mien, fried
rice, hot & sour soup, and chicken & broccoli. These sessions are 10% lecture, 90%
hands-on – with the instructor guiding you
through each step. Topics to be covered:
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Where to buy ingredients
Vegetables: best practices in slicing & dicing
How to mix sauces, from mild to spicy Szechuan
The assembling and cooking of dishes
For more information on any of these
cooking class offerings, please go to
www.weilirestaurant.com and click on the
Cooking Classes icon.