Gregg's Chinese Five Spice
The Chinese five spice blend is a ground mixture popular in
Chinese cooking, as well as in the Chinese influenced dishes of
Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
The Gregg's blend contains ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves
and fennel and it has a pungent 'anise' taste with slightly
camphorous notes.
Chinese five spice is an aromatic blend of traditional Szechuan,
Hunan and Peking spices chosen to balance the flavours sweet, sour,
pungent, salty and bitter. The mixed spice lends fragrance and
warmth to dishes including roasted duck and braised meats.