Sun Luck Chinese Style 5 Spice Powder (Pack of 2)

Sorry to be so late with this review, but OMFrigginGosh!!I'm just recently back from a month long stay in Taipei, Taiwan. While there, and taking in all the sites I possibly could, I became totally addicted, ( I mean I ate this most everyday for breakfast at the hotel I was staying at ), to a local comfort food called Lu Rou Fan which is sticky rice and braised pork belly. All I can express to you is yum yum for my tum tum and an extra 44 lbs... what can I say, I was hooked. LOL ( ◑‿◑)ɔ┏🍟--🍔┑٩(^◡^ )Anyway, before departing back to the states, I just had to get the recipe, and in doing so, one of the ingredients I saw listed was 5 spice powder. I'd never heard of this seasoning so I looked it up online. I saw a link for Sun Luck Chinese Style 5 Spice Powder (Pack of 2) at amazon.com. You can imagine how glad I was to see that, so I logged and made my purchase. I received the package of 2 within two days times, and when I used it in my recipe, OMGosh!! >:oYes, it tasted sooooo good. It gives my Lu Rou Fan a sweet, aromatic, oriental flavor.This was hard to do, but I even shared some with my downstairs neighbor, and he wants more. Hahaha!!If you decide you would like to try your hand at fixing up a batch of Lu Rou Fan...don't forget to use a recipe that includes Sun Luck Chinese Style 5 Spice Powder, you won't regret it. 🌟(っ＾▿＾)🌟

My girlfriend is allergic to so many things, including gluten, onions, soy sauce (because of the gluten) et cetera. So, I bought this and played the mad scientist to see what I could do to make a recipe that she could eat. It came out really good!If you’re interested, here you go:Five Spice Ground Beef & Mushroom Stir Fry1 Lbs. Extra Lean Ground Beef2 TBSP Sun Luck Chinese Five Spice Seasoning1 TBSP Sesame Oil2 TBSP Cooking Sherry1 Cup Liquid Aminos (Soy Sauce Alternative)3 Cups Water8 oz. Can of Water Chestnuts (UNDRAINED)14 oz. Can of Bean Sprouts (UNDRAINED)8 oz Bag of Fresh Sugar Snap Peas24 oz Fresh Stir Fry Veggies16 oz Sliced Fresh Mushrooms1\4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar1 TBSP Garlic Powder14 oz Box of Stir-Fry Rice NoodlesBrown ground beef in the Sherry, 1 TBSP of the Five Spice, and Sesame oil.Add water and noodles, then remaining ingredients, including the second TBSP of Five Spice.Stir and cook until done.

I knew ordering this that 5 spice powder varies a lot from brand to brand. I like one particular type but it was quite expensive, probably due to Amazon’s sometimes random prices. None of my stores carry this any more. This particular one is very cinnamon-y, although it does diminish and balance out some with cooking. Wanted more anise. So I added anise, but it wasn’t powdered. Now it’s closer to what I used to get, just not as smooth. It’s a great price, but I think I’ll try to get my old stuff (spice trader, I think) if I can. If you aren’t really used to 5 spice powder, or have never used it I would actually recommend this one as it isn’t too strong. Makes a great Chinese flavor in stir fry. Just go easy at first, because it’s quite a different taste profile to western seasoning , and you can always add more but can’t subtract it!

This is the only brand I like to use for baking. Unlike other brands, it does not include black pepper as one of the spices. Black pepper never tastes good in my muffins! Sun Luck is fresh and tastes good.The spices in this brand are cinnamon, anise, fennel, ginger, clove and licorice root.

Someone recommended this to my mom, but she doesn't have an Amazon account, so I ordered it for her. I will update my review when I find out what her and my stepdad thought of it, but it did arrive exactly when expected!

When Kame stopped selling their 5 spice I was scrambling to find some that was just as good. This tastes just like it. Very happy!

Was very surprised who good this product turned out.

I don't know what it is supposed to taste like, however the meal was great!