Five spice
Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in almost all branches of Chinese cuisine. The five flavors of the spices (sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and savory) refers to the five traditional Chinese elements. The addition of eight other spices creates thirteen-spice powder (十三香), which is used less commonly. While there are many variants, a common mix is:
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Recipes
Chinese Five Spice Powder Recipe [Homemade] | Masala Herb
Chinese Five spice is a multi-purpose spice blend used in savory & sweet food. Traditionally this spice powder flavors mainly pork, duck, tofu in Chinese & Vietnamese cuisine. Yet this spice blend is so versatile you will be surprised by the 5 spice recipe...
Chinese 5 spice powder Recipe by Archana's Kitchen
Chinese 5 spice powder Recipe is a medley of 5 distinct spice which are star anise, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds. This mixture is primarily used in the Chinese cooking. It is mainly used in the meat dishes as Spice rub to add some...
Dinner Tonight: Chinese Five-Spice Noodles with Broccoli Recipe
I realize now I have kind of a thing for Chinese five-spice powder. Its combination of spices rescues nearly everything it touches, and certainly works wonders for this Chinese Five-Spice Noodles with Broccoli recipe I found on Fresh 365. Some.....