Vietnamese-style Barbecued Five-spice Chicken

I grew up in a Chinese household, totally oblivious to other Asian cuisines. Only when I lived in California did I discover the richness of Vietnamese, as well as Thai, cuisine. Young Australian chefs have made the same discovery with the influx of the vietnamese to sydney, the result is an adaptation of spices to modern Australian cooking.

A particular dish which captured my culinary fancy in my student days was this five-spice chicken. The secret, I learned, was that the chicken s