The ordinary five-spice blend is known all around the world, but have you tried our special blend? Mixing all the spices sold in our shop ensures an extraordinary taste and an unforgettable journey in Japan. Our five-spice special blend flavor is hard to imagine, yet once you’ve tried it, you’ll never forget the taste!
what’s in the box?
Great for all kinds of preparations with its sweet and spicy anise flavors, the ordinary five-spice blend is known all around the world as a perfect flavor enhancer to makes you travel from your kitchen to anywhere in Asia. But our special blend uses different spices - sansho pepper, yuzu, chili pepper, cinnamon leaves, and red shiso - a blend that will surely take you far from home to a green place with a good view of the Wakayama mountains.
But not only that! With a perfect well-balanced flavor, less sweet, spicier than the anise one, its powerful herbal and musky aroma has a full and round attack with a fruity nose full of strong clove and woody citrus notes and ends with a subtle peppery background. This special five spice blend will give you the opportunity to spice up all your favorite recipes with this little special taste coming directly from Japan. Compared to the common five-spice powder, it’s a truly wonderful and versatile spice that fits perfectly in eastern and western kitchens. A wonderful symphony of flavors that you absolutely have to try!
perfect match
If you're looking for an original alternative to pepper, look no further than our special five spice blend!
This special blend is very fragrant and should be used sparingly in all kind of dishes, from starters to dessert. To give it a try, let’s just sprinkle some spice on your favorite grilled meat to taste the power of this mixture at its best: powerful but gentle, sweet, warm, and intense at the same time!
It will also perfectly match with your grilled red meats (beef, duck, lamb), white meats (pork, chicken), raw, baked, or steamed fish, all dishes in sauce and stews, vegetables such as peppers, zucchini, potatoes, or eggplant, in your raw salads, noodles, rice, wok dishes, etc. It also goes very well with any sweet/savory dishes.
It can also be added to a wide range of deep-fried preparations, including kara-age (Japanese fried chicken), chicken wings, tempura, chips, and many others.
These five spices work wonders with soy sauce to prepare deliciously flavored marinades. It finds a perfect match with coriander, chives and ginger.
With an elegant fruity spicy dominance, the use of five spices is always very popular in desserts, whether in cakes, cookies, or fruits. If you like its smooth taste, it will be a masterpiece in your kitchen!
Otherwise, you can use it as a special spicy weapon to add flavor to any dish during the final minutes of cooking!
Discover how to cook it perfectly on our « RECIPES » page. To try it is to love it!
ready to spill the beans
For Japanese ramen master chef Matsunaga-san, this special five-spice blend powder will be great for any grilled and steak seasoning, especially with duck, more especially in a salty-sweet duck recipe! Just put a pinch of it on your cooked meat and you will give the perfect twist to your recipe, making your friends happy and enthusiastic to know your secret weapon!
For organic farmer Nagaoka-san, both gourmand and gourmet, the strong herbal and spicy taste of this special five-spice blend will particularly fit well with sweet dishes, particularly with scones or macaroons! His secret recipe is a wonderful vanilla macaroon with a special five-spice blend twist, a perfect and relatively simple recipe to delight your family and friends! A must-try!
Both chief and producer are proud to share recipes with their organic special five-spice blend powder, from starters to dessert, in order to make the best use of its unique taste. Let yourself be guided and open the spice box to embark on a trip to Japan and its flavors! More on our « RECIPES » page.
good spice, good life
Five-spice blend is good for you! This premium spice blend is not only good for enhancing your favorite dish, but it’s also your body’s best buddy! Indeed, our powder has many health benefits and can be used to treat, or at least alleviate certain everyday ailments. A good reason, in addition to its taste, to try it!
Here is a good reason, in addition to its taste properties, to buy five-spice blend. This mixture has many properties due to the excellent spices that compose it. To learn more about its properties, refer to the properties of the spices composing it sold in our web store.
Check it out and you will see that is truly your body’s best buddy, I am telling you!
And since we love green, all our products and packaging have an eco-friendly approach to resource management and environmental protection, in order to consider the complex interrelationships of an entire ecosystem. All-natural, pesticide-free, no colorings, no fillers, no additives, no msg, no preservatives, dried naturally, and prepared using traditional Japanese techniques, our products are 100% organic, 100% pure, 100% delicious!
Discover how we think green on our « CONCEPT » page.
choose your box!
Great care also went into the packaging of this special five-spice blend powder - since spices lose their strong flavor and scent when opened and left exposed to air for too long, this powder is packed into small packet. This lets you use just as much or as little as you want, without worrying about the rest losing its freshness.
Check our « TIPS » page to learn more about the spice conservation process!
Your spice box will come in a typical and elegant Japanese origami packaging, transporting you to Japan right from the first glance, but you can also check our related flatpack products.
A question, an observation? Check out our « FAQ» section, and if you can't find an answer, then ask!
about
Ingredient : mix of japanese sansho pepper, yuzu peel, chili flakes, dried cinnamon leaves, dried red shiso leaves (from Wakayama prefecture).
Processed, sorted and packed in Japan.
Packed in food grade sealed spice pouch.
Net weight : 10g (0,35oz).
Country of origin : Japan.
Conditions and length of preservation: when sealed, store in a dry, cool place and away from the light. Once opened, store in the refrigerator, consume quickly.
After contact with the air, the color and taste of spices may change, but they remain edible.
