Potato Threads with Five Spice Powder

Like chilies and tomatoes, potatoes were introduced to China from the West, as reflected in the Chinese word, yang yu, which means “foreign taro.” But like virtually all forms of food brought to China, the Chinese have applied their own culinary genius to the preparation of potatoes, which they neither deep-fry like the French, nor bake like the Americans. Instead of five spice powder, you could try dusting the finished dish with some Sichuan Pepper-Salt Powder.