Question Preserved Red Ginger in Syrup and Chinese Five Spice Powder

Deirdre · #1 10-03-2009, 11:15 AM

I have been trying to find a web site that offers Preserved Red Ginger in Syrup. I used to be able to get this in Los Angeles' China Town, but am no longer there, am completely out of it, and there isn't a China Town anywhere close to where I am today I would like to make Madame Wu's Chinese Chicken Salad, which calls for this ingredient, and is, I think, essential. Hopefully, this same source will have Five Spice powder. If anyone out there knows where I can order these items, I would be most appreciative.

petalsandcoco · #2 10-03-2009, 01:57 PM

For starters, for the Five Spice Powder
You will need a good grinder and the following ingredients :

3 cinnamon sticks (broken up )
6 whole star anise or 2 tsps ground
1.5 tsps fennel seeds
1/2 tsps whole cloves
3/4 tsps black peppercorn (or if you can find it sezchuan peppercorns)

Grind all together and there is your spice mix.

This will answer part 2 of your question.

Petals

ED BUCHANAN · #3 10-03-2009, 02:48 PM

If you have Publix supermarket , they stock it. In fact I have seen 5 spice powder in dollar stores. Or any place that sells SUSHI. Has the ginger.

Deirdre · #4 10-04-2009, 10:29 AM

Ed, thanks, but we don't have a Publix. We have only one Asian store, run by nice Vietnamese, but their stock is minimal; very little Thai, and even less Chinese products. The ginger in syrup is always difficult to find, and I wish I knew the correct Chinese name for it.

petal, thanks for the recipe. When all else fails, do it yourself, eh?