Five-spice powder five-spice powders. Five spice may be used with fatty meats such as pork, duck or goose. It is used as a spice rub for chicken, duck, pork and seafood, in red cooking recipes, or added to the breading for fried foods. Five spice is used in recipes for Cantonese roasted duck, as well as beef stew. It is used as a marinade for Vietnamese broiled chicken. The five-spice powder mixture has followed the Chinese diaspora and has been incorporated into other national cuisines throughout Asia. In Hawaii, some restaurants place a shaker of the spice on each patron's table. A
A Touch of Spice winner: A Touch of Spice A Touch of Spice (Greek: "Πολίτικη Κουζίνα/Politiki Kouzina)" is a 2003 Greek film directed by Tassos Boulmetis and starring Georges Corraface as the character of the adult Fanis Iakovides. The character of Fanis Iakovides as a child is played by Markos Osse and the supporting role of Fanis's grandfather, Vassilis, is played by Tassos Bandis. The original Greek title is "Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (Politiki Kouzina)" which means "Cuisine of the City" and refers to the Cuisine of Constantinople. However, in the film's promotional material , the word "Politiki" of the title is depicted in capital letters,