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Toast and grind whole spices to make you very own homemade Chinese Five Spice that will surpass any store bought version! The combined spices create a delicious balance of sweet, warm, spicy, bitter and complex flavors that are quintessential to Chinese cooking.
⭐FYI: Chinese Five Spice⭐
Chinese five spice is about balance and harmony.
Five Spices: Spice mixes may vary depending on different regions and home cooks, but typical blends contain: cinnamon, clove, star anise, fennel seed and Sichuan peppercorn. Five Flavors: The combination creates a totally unique flavor profile that is: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory. Five Elements: According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (and wikipedia), five spices also correlate to the five elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Wood and
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