El stir frying (que puede denominarse salteado agitado, salteado removido o salteado en wok) es una expresión inglesa que se emplea para denominar a cualquiera de las dos técnicas de la cocina china: chǎo (炒) y bào (爆). Ambas técnicas difieren sólo en la velocidad con la que se ejecuta la preparación de los platos, la cantidad de calor empleada, y como se lanza la comida en el wok. Los clientes de los restaurantes cantoneses juzgan la habilidad del chef realizando "stir frying" por el "wok hei" generado en la comida. Se cree que esto demuestra la capacidad del chef extrayendo el qi del wok.

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Stir frying (Chinese: 炒; pinyin: chǎo) is a Chinese cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred in a wok. The technique originated in China and in recent centuries has spread into other parts of Asia and the West. Many claim that this quick, hot cooking seals in the flavors of the foods, as well as preserving their color and texture. Scholars think that wok (or pan) frying may have been used as early as the Han dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) for drying grain, not for cooking, but it was not until the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) that the wok reached its modern shape and allowed quick cooking in hot oil. Well into the 20th century, while restaurants and affluent families could afford the oil and fuel needed for stir fry, the most widely used cooking techniques remained boiling and steaming. Stir fry cooking came to predominate over the course of the century as more people could afford oil and fuel, and in the West spread beyond Chinese communities. Stir frying and Chinese food have been recommended as both healthy and appealing for their skillful use of vegetables, meats, and fish which are moderate in their fat content and sauces which are not overly rich, provided calories are kept at a reasonable level. The term "stir-fry" was introduced into the English language in Buwei Yang Chao's book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese (1945), to describe the chǎo technique.

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