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.