Five-spice powder - Gokofun

Japanese: 五香粉 - ごこうふん
Five-spice powder - Gokofun
Also known as wu xiang fen. A spice mixture used in Chinese cuisine. It is a mixture of five spices powdered together. The most commonly used are cinnamon (dried bark of trees such as cinnamon and cassia), clove buds, and pepper (the peel of the ripe fruit of the Chinese pepper). Two other spices are often added, such as star anise (star anise fruit), fennel, tangerine peel, pepper, liquorice (dried root of liquorice), and nutmeg (dried endosperm of nutmeg seeds). Commercially available, or in China, people can choose their favorite spices and have a spicer mix them for them. It doesn't have to be limited to five spices. It can be used in the preparation of meat or poultry dishes, or sprinkled on top of the finished dish.

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Japanese:
ウーシァンフェンとも。中国料理に使われる混合香辛料。5種類の香辛料を粉末にして混ぜたもので,桂皮(ヤブニッケイ,カシアなどの樹皮を干したもの),丁香(チョウジのつぼみを干したもの),花椒(カホクザンショウの完熟果の果皮)が基本としてよく使われ,これに八角(八角の果実),茴香(ウイキョウの果実),陳皮(ミカンの果皮を干したもの),胡椒,甘草(カンゾウの根を干したもの),ナツメグ(ニクズクの種子の胚乳を干したもの)などから2種類を加えることが多い。市販品が出回っているほか,中国では好みの香辛料を選んで香料屋に混合してもらうこともある。5種類に限らなくてもよい。肉や鳥料理の下ごしらえに使ったり,仕上がりにふりかけたりする。

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