five-spice powder
noun
: a blend of spices typically including anise, pepper, fennel, cloves, and cinnamon that is used in Chinese cooking
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While the chops are pan-fried, they’re first marinated overnight or all day in a savory-sweet mix of fish and oyster sauces, honey, garlic, shallot, lemongrass and five-spice powder.
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Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024
Cut the fish into 1-inch chunks and place them in a bowl; toss with the Chinese five-spice powder.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Billed as phở pâté, the first course is seasoned like the Vietnamese noodle soup with five-spice powder and cilantro and scooped up with crullers.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Step 6: Serve Sprinkle the chops with salt, chile flakes, more five-spice powder.
—Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
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Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024
Cut the fish into 1-inch chunks and place them in a bowl; toss with the Chinese five-spice powder.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Billed as phở pâté, the first course is seasoned like the Vietnamese noodle soup with five-spice powder and cilantro and scooped up with crullers.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Step 6: Serve Sprinkle the chops with salt, chile flakes, more five-spice powder.
—Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Five-spice powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/five-spice%20powder. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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