Five-spice powder
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Five-spice powder | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin wǔxiāng fěn | | |
IPA | [ù.ɕjáŋ fə̀n] | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | ńgh hēung fán | |
Jyutping | ng5 hoeng1 fan2 | |
IPA | [ŋ hœːŋ˥ fɐn˧˥] | |
Southern Min | ||
Hokkien POJ | ngó͘-hiong-hún |
Five-spice powder (Chinese: 五香粉; pinyin: wǔxiāng fěn) 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.[1] The addition of eight other spices creates thirteen-spice powder (十三香), which is used less commonly.
Ingredients
While there are many variants, a common mix is:[2]
- Star anise(bājiǎo 八角)
- Cloves(dīngxiāng 丁香)
- Chinese cinnamon (ròuguì 肉桂)
- Sichuan pepper (huājiāo 花椒)
- Fennel seeds (xiǎohuíxiāng 小茴香)
Other recipes may contain
In Southern China,
Use
Five spice may be used with fatty meats such as pork, duck or goose. It is used as a spice rub for chicken, duck, pork and seafood, in red cooking recipes, or added to the breading for fried foods.[2] Five spice is used in recipes for Cantonese roasted duck, as well as beef stew. Canned spiced pork cubes is very popular as well. Five spice is used as a marinade for Vietnamese broiled chicken. The five-spice powder mixture has followed the Chinese diaspora and has been incorporated into other national cuisines throughout Asia.
In Hawaii, some restaurants place a shaker of the spice on each patron's table. A seasoned salt can be easily made by dry-roasting common salt with five-spice powder under low heat in a dry pan until the spice and salt are well mixed.
Five-spice powder can also add complexity and savoriness to sweets and savory dishes alike.[4] It has a traditional use as an antiseptic and used to cure indigestion.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Jampel, Sarah. "The Spice Blend That's Great on Pork Ribs (and Also in Cookies)". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ a b Chinese Five Spice Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine at The Epicentre
- S2CID 23788102.
- ^ "The 5-Flavor Profile of Chinese Five-Spice Powder". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- S2CID 23788102.