Morton & Bassett Chinese 5 Spice

It is great for that flavor explosion on chicken or pork.

My wife loves this to flavor her morning oatmeal, just a sprinkle or two does it! This is excellent product.

I had never had Chinese 5 Spice before, and boy, was I in for a really nice surprise! I like all the spices in it~ cinnamon, cloves, fennel, anise, and ginger. Putting them together into one "5 Spice" was genius. It's delicious, really. It says on the jar that you can use it on meats and poultry for a Chinese flavor, although I haven't tried that yet. Since I don't use any form of sugar or sugar substitute, I've used it as a sweetener on my plain yogurt or on oatmeal, that type of thing. I use it in place of plain cinnamon many times, for instance, on top of apple sauce or crushed pineapple.The only thing I'd recommend is putting a plastic shaker top onto the jar so you can sprinkle out the 5 Spice. I really don't want to have to either get a measuring spoon out just to use it, or else have to sprinkle it into my palm and then onto the food. I had to get my own jar with sprinkle top and I don't think I should have had to do that.Other than that packaging detail, this is a great product... HIGHLY recommended!

Tasty all purpose spice

This blend has the quality I expect from Morton and Bassett, and arrived very fresh. The cinnamon in particular has a lovely flavor. Unfortunately, however, it is not authentic Chinese Five Spice because it substitutes ground ginger for a key ingredient, Szechuan peppercorn. This actually makes it more versatile, though, and I don't mind this flavor combination even though it's not strictly authentic. It's great on meats, especially pork, and also adds an interesting twist to Western desserts like pies and muffins.