A Guide to Buying, Cooking, and Storing
5-Spice-Powder
购买，烹饪和储存
五香粉
指南
Five-spice powder brings its complex mix of flavors to Chinese cuisine and is notably used in the red cooking technique. You will find it sold year-round as a powdered mix. It is the best-known Chinese spice mixture and it combines spices in accordance with the balancing philosophy of
yin and yang
.
五香粉为中国菜肴带来了复杂的混合风味，主要用于红色烹饪技术。你会发现它全年以粉末状混合物的形式出售。它是中国最著名的香料混合物，它根据
阴阳平衡
的哲学来混合香料。
它是什么？
/What is it ?
Five-spice powder is a seasoning blend of ground spices, appearing as a dry brown powder. In Chinese cuisine, it is most often used to flavor braised or roasted meat, fish, and poultry dishes, and may be included in
marinades
and
rubs
. The typical blend is fat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.
五香粉是一种混合香料的调味料，呈干燥的棕色粉末。在中国烹饪中，它最常用来调味炖肉或烤肉、鱼和家禽菜肴，也可能包括在
卤汁
和
酱料
中。典型的混合是无脂肪、无麸质、无乳制品、纯素和素食。
起源/Origins
Chinese five-spice powder may have originally been used medicinally to balance yin and yang. Five is considered to be a number associated with healing properties. It has been integrated into Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine and it is also used in Vietnamese cuisine and in other parts of Asia. For cooking,
the theory is that five-spice encompasses a balance of the main flavors
,
with interesting interplays between cool (yin) and warm (yang)
.
中国的五香粉最初可能被用于医学上平衡阴阳。五被认为是一个与治疗属性相关的数字。它已经融入了中国和台湾菜，也被用于越南菜和亚洲其他地区。烹饪的理论是，
五香粉包含了主要口味的平衡，凉(阴)和暖(阳)之间有有趣的相互作用
。
它由什么制成？/What's it made of ?
A typical recipe for five-spice powder calls for
Szechuan (Sichuan) peppercorns
,
ground cloves
,
fennel
,
cinnamon
, and
star anise
. Five-spice powder can also include anise seeds, ginger root, nutmeg, turmeric, cardamom, amomum villosum pods (similar to cardamom), licorice, orange peel, or galangal.
五香粉的典型配方包括
四川花椒
、
丁香粉
、
茴香
、
肉桂
和
八角
。五香粉也可以包括茴香籽、姜根、肉豆蔻、姜黄、小豆蔻、砂仁豆荚(类似于小豆蔻)、甘草、橘子皮或高良姜。
In southern China, five-spice powder usually uses
Saigon cinnamon
and
orange peel
to replace Chinese cinnamon and cloves, so the five-spice powder from southern China tastes a little different compared to other five-spice powder from other regions of China.
在中国南方，五香粉通常用
西贡桂皮
和
橙皮
来代替中国肉桂和丁香，所以南方的五香粉与中国其他地区的五香粉相比，味道略有不同。
滋味/Taste
Five-spice powder has a distinct
licorice-like flavor
due to star anise, with sweet and warm flavors from the cinnamon and fennel. Cloves add a
cooling sensation
while the
Szechuan peppercorns
add a
numbing
and
peppery note
.
五香粉有一种独特的
甘草味
，因为有八角，还有肉桂和茴香的甜味和温暖的味道。丁香增加了一种
凉爽的感觉
，而
四川胡椒粒
增加了一种
麻木
和
胡椒的味道
。
Take a look at the different taste attributes of each ingredient:
来看看每种食材的不同口感属性:
Cinnamon is sweet, but unlike sugar, it has a spicy undertone. Some five-spice recipes call for
Chinese cinnamon
or
cassia
, a close cousin of true cinnamon, but with a more pungent flavor.
肉桂是甜的，但与糖不同的是，它有一种辛辣的味道。一些五香料食谱要求使用
中国肉桂
或
桂皮
，这是肉桂的近亲，但味道更刺鼻。
Szechuan peppercorns
are not a pepper at all, but a reddish-brown berry that comes from the
prickly ash bush
. Szechuan peppercorn has a truly unique taste. The first sensation from this aromatic spice is a peppery (spicy) taste that quickly numbs the tongue. Soon, you'll pick up hints of
anise
and
ginger
, gradually becoming lemony (sour), salty, and hot.
四川花椒
根本不是胡椒，而是一种红褐色的浆果，来自于
花椒丛
。四川花椒的味道真的很独特。这种香料给人的第一感觉是辛辣的味道，很快就会让舌头麻木。很快，你就会闻到
茴香
和
姜
的味道，逐渐变成
柠檬味
(酸的)、
咸味
和
辣味
。
Ground
cloves
have a pungent, sweet flavor.
磨碎的
丁香
有一种辛辣的甜味。
Star anise
has a taste similar to licorice with a more bitter undertone.
八角茴香
的味道与甘草相似，但更苦一些。
Fennel
is similar to anise but sweeter and less pungent without as much of the licorice taste.
小茴香
与八角相似，但更甜，不那么刺鼻，没有那么多甘草的味道。
烹饪技巧/Cooking Tips
Five-spice powder is used sparingly as a spice or a meat rub, as it can be quite strong. This fragrant mixture is delicious in any stir-fry recipe. Also, try mixing a teaspoon with some oil and vinegar and use it to baste steak or pork while it's on the grill. Occasionally you will also see five-spice powder added to a sauce. Five-spice powder goes very nicely with tofu and it's one of the secret ingredients in pressed
seasoned bean curd
.
五香粉被少量用作香料或肉类腌制剂，因为它的味道相当强烈。这种芳香的混合物在任何炒菜食谱中都是美味的。另外，试着把一茶匙的油和醋混合在一起，当牛排或猪肉在烤架上时，用它来涂抹。偶尔你也会看到五香粉加在酱汁里。五香粉和豆腐是绝配，它是
