Chinese five spice is a staple in curries, rubs, and marinades. However, its blend of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty ...

What you get might be better than the meat itself.” Chinese five spice refers to the five flavors — sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami — and the five spices — Sichuan peppercorns ...

A brand of five spice powder popular in Chinese dishes is being recalled in 15 states over fears it could be contaminated with the toxic metal lead. The FDA said 62 cases of the powder ...

Five-spice powder is available from Chinese grocers, and is becoming more widely available in supermarkets too. A good blend should be fragrant and spicy but also slightly sweet.