If you are buying five-spice especially for this recipe then don’t worry – you will find it useful for a whole host of dishes. Use it as a spice rub on pork or chicken, add it into a batter or make these delicious hoisin duck wraps or healthy salmon tacos.
If you can't find five-spice then you can use a combination of the flavours it includes. It is a mixture of star anise, cinnamon, Szechuan peppercorn, cloves and fennel seed. Garam masala is also a great substitute, particularly if you mix some garam masala with ground star anise to match the unique aniseed flavour.