The appearance of thirteen-spice and five-spice powder is very similar. How do we distinguish them?

The formulas of five-spice powder and thirteen-spice seasoning are different. There are only five spices in five-spice powder. Generally, these five spices are star anise, poria, ginger, pepper and aniseed. However, Thirteen Incense is different. There are 13 kinds of spices in Shisanxiang. Therefore, because the formula is different, the taste is indeed different. Most people think that thirteen-spice powder is more delicious than five-spice powder.

The effects of thirteen spices and five-spice powder are also different. You should also be able to find that if you only add some five-spice powder when cooking, the taste it produces will not be very strong, and the effect will certainly not be very good. However, if you put some thirteen spices in the dishes, the effect will be much better. However, what we need to pay attention to is that when adding allspice and thirteen spices, we must adjust the amount. You can put more five-spice powder, but you cannot put too much thirteen-spice powder, otherwise it will make the taste of the dishes worse.

The aromas of five-spice powder and thirteen-spice powder are also different. Since there are fewer commonly used spices in five-spice powder, its fragrance is certainly not as strong as that of 13-spice powder. When distinguishing five-spice powder and thirteen-spice powder, you can put it under your nose and smell it carefully, so that you can distinguish the difference between the two. For people who don’t like spices, it’s best to choose five-spice powder when cooking.

Thirteen spices and five-spice powder are both made by grinding many kinds of ingredients together. The main difference lies in the type of grinding ingredients, but the difference is not big. However, there is a very big difference in the taste of the dishes. So it varies from person to person, so just choose the one you like.

Both five-spice powder and thirteen-spice powder have the characteristics of long-lasting fragrance, but the flavor of the latter one needs to be stronger than that of the former one. When both are added to dishes, they can have the effect of adding fragrance and flavor, improving flavor and freshness, and removing fishy smell.