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Wok with Yan

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Canada
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How it feels

A Canadian cooking show that teaches viewers how to make Chinese dishes. Host Stephen Yan demonstrates recipes in a friendly and approachable way.

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What happens

Wok with Yan is a Chinese cuisine cooking show starring Stephen Yan. The show was first produced in Vancouver, British Columbia by CTV affiliate BCTV as a weekly show, Yan's Woking, for two seasons before moving to CBC in 1980 as a daily show, Wok with Yan The show was also sold into syndication, with new episodes being produced until 1995. Wok with Yan was co-produced by Carleton Productions in Ottawa, which had previously produced The Galloping Gourmet and Celebrity Cooks, and Stephen Yan Productions, and was taped at CJOH's studios in Ottawa for two seasons before moving production to CBC Vancouver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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