your spice rack might be without an amazing and versatile ingredient: Chinese five spice. It’s said that the blend was created to include each of the five fundamental flavors, so there’s ...

Transfer hot nuts to a bowl and toss with ground toasted spice mixture, five-spice powder, cayenne pepper, salt and MSG. While still hot, add minced garlic and scallions, and stir until fragrant.

Ken Hom shows you how to make thse melt-in-your-mouth Chinese spare ribs with a sticky, sweet sauce. Have your butcher separate the spareribs into individual ribs and then into chunks which are ...

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.