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Preserved Red Ginger in Syrup and Chinese Five Spice Powder

post #1 of 4
10/3/09 at 9:15am
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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.
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post #2 of 4
10/3/09 at 11:57am
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
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post #3 of 4
10/3/09 at 12:48pm
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.
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post #4 of 4
10/4/09 at 8:29am
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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?
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