A blend of anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger, it is designed to impart a wide variety of tastes to fit many different types of prepared foods to give recipes made-from-scratch flavor and aroma. Spice mixture of five or more spices blended especially for chefs, used primarily in Chinese cuisine or Desi Chinese cuisine but also used in other Asian and Arabic cookery. Five spice powder may be used with fatty meats such as pork, duck or goose. It is used as a spice rub for chicken, duck, pork and seafood, in red cooking recipes, or added to the breading for fried foods. Convenient to have on hand back of house for easy recipe customization.