Five-spice powder Five-spice powder Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine and also used less commonly in other Asian and Arabic cuisines. Five-spice powder is used for cocktails as well. While there are many variants, a common mix is: Other recipes may contain anise seed, ginger root, nutmeg, turmeric, "Amomum villosum" pods (砂仁), "Amomum cardamomum" pods (白豆蔻), licorice, Mandarin orange peel or galangal. In Southern China, "Cinnamomum loureiroi" and Mandarin orange peel are commonly used as substitutes for "Cinnamomum cassia" and cloves respectively, producing a slightly different flavour profile for southern
Assyrian cuisine be consumed to treat upset stomachs and indigestion. Traditional Assyrian coffee is made in large bronze Jezve (which is covered with Assyrian imagery) and is served sweetened, similar to Turkish coffee. Turkish coffee which is a hold-over from Ottoman times is often used the same way though with a twist of fortune telling called "finjan" which is a form of tasseography. When the coffee is consumed the fortune teller will look at the bottom of the cup and read you your future. Assyrian cuisine Assyrian cuisine is the cuisine of the indigenous ethnic Assyrian people, Eastern Aramaic speaking Syriac Christians