Chinese Five Spice Powder

Chinese Five Spice goes wonderfully well with chicken and pork as a marinade, but nothing quite beats it rubbed into the lightly-oiled skin of a duck or goose before roasting. This recipe works perfectly well using already ground spices, but if you can use whole spices and grind them yourself you’ll notice a keenness about the flavours that’s really special. The resulting blend will be beautifully fresh, alive and bright, without the need for the citrus that’s often added to commercial mixe