They are a fine substitute for water chestnuts in stir-fry dishes, or for cucumbers in bread-and-butter pickles.

Winberie's also features stir-fry dishes, salads, calorie-controlled selections, individual pizzas and sandwiches.

For many stir-fry dishes made at home, hard vegetables like broccoli or asparagus need to be parboiled, or precooked.

Although smallish shrimps - the size used in stir-fry dishes - arrived with cilantro, curry and lots of garlic, the dish amounted to nothing special.

In cooking, holy basil is often added to stir-fry dishes and spicy soups because of its peppery taste.

No time to chop all the vegetables for a stir-fry dish?

Author Lionel Shriver is making a cheap and easy to make pork stir-fry dish.

The Asian noodle bar serves stir-fry dishes and udon soups at lunchroom-style tables from noon to 2 a.m.

Entrees include pastas, stir-fry dishes, fresh seafood and steak.

In China and Hong Kong they are used in stir-fry dishes and soups.