People were frying food on the backs of certain merry-go-round horses.

NEWYORKER: Tenth of December

The Chinese buyer, used to steaming, boiling and frying food on a gas burner, may need some persuading to consider a giant cooker complete with roasting and baking ovens.

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They slept in it, among contents that they kept tidy, knowing that they must: tools of one kind or another they had come by, their mugs, their plates, a basin, saucepan, frying pan, food.

NEWYORKER: The Woman of the House

Enter the all-purpose tou, the butchers and venders who mastered that practical but scary implement, and the substantial savings in fuel that the quick stir-frying of tou-cut food provided.

NEWYORKER: A Fork of One��s Own

At DFW, a UFood Grill, which features baked, steamed or grilled food (no frying) and dishes with brown rice and vegetables, replaced a deli and is doing twice the volume, without affecting McDonald's, either.

WSJ: Working Out ... at the Airport