five-spice
Chinese spice mixture
Five-spice is a Chinese spice blend typically combining star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, and fennel seeds.
The mixture balances sweet, bitter, and pungent flavors.
It seasons roasted meats, stir-fries, and marinades: five-spice pork belly, five-spice powder.
Eight-pointed aromatic seedpod
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- clovesDried flower-bud spice
- Sichuan peppercornNumbing Chinese spice pod
- fennel seedAromatic culinary spice
powder · aromatic · pungent · licorice · warming · fragrant · ground · jarred
Fatty porcine underside cut
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- char siuCantonese honey-roasted pork
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
marinade · rub · glaze · stir-fry · noodles · fried rice · dumplings · wontons
Moderately heated, or friendly
- sweetTasting of sugar
- pepperyHaving sharp, hot flavor
- aniseLicorice-flavored seed plant
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
complex · pungent · aromatic · numbing · heady · toasty · woodsy · floral
Food traditions from Asia's largest nation
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
- phoInformal fake spelling
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
ancestral · traditional · regional · Fujian · dim sum · street food · family recipe · wok
star anise
Eight-pointed aromatic seedpod
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- clovesDried flower-bud spice
- Sichuan peppercornNumbing Chinese spice pod
fennel seed · powder · aromatic · pungent · licorice · warming · fragrant · ground · jarred · pantry
pork belly
Fatty porcine underside cut
roasted · marinade · rub · glaze · stir-fry · noodles · fried rice · dumplings · wontons · red-cooked
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
earthy · complex · pungent · aromatic · numbing · heady · toasty · woodsy · floral · sharp
Chinese cuisine
Food traditions from Asia's largest nation
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
- phoInformal fake spelling
Taiwanese · ancestral · traditional · regional · Fujian · dim sum · street food · family recipe · wok · clay pot
five-spiceunspiced
Without added seasonings
unseasoned · bland · plain · flavorless · mild
five-spiceherbes de Provence
French dried seasoning mixture
fines herbes · bouquet garni · Old Bay · garam masala · ranch seasoning
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