What makes it especially interesting is how comfortably it sits between savory and sweet.

Few seasonings capture the soul of Chinese cuisine quite like Five-Spice powder. Made from star anise, fennel seeds, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, and cloves, this blend offers a balance of sweet, ...

Chinese five spice powder is a blend of spices (often containing more than 5 spices) with the warm musty aroma of anise, cinnamon, cloves and pepper. It's a signature flavor of many Chinese dishes ...

Whole spices, ginger, and soy simmer alongside short ribs until their fork-tender in this easy, flavorful braise. “This is, without question, my favorite Lunar New Year’s dish,” says Erling Wu-Bower, ...

Five-spice powder gives a pungent, aromatic flavor to stir-fried vegetables. The powder is a mixture of five ground spices usually consisting of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan ...

Most home cooks have a drawer or cabinet crammed full of half-used spice jars - some of them dusty, some of them years old, and most of them barely touched after the one recipe they were bought for.