The most famous brand of mixed spices in China-Wang Shouyi Thirteen Spices

‌There is an ancient and most famous brand of mixed spices in China, called Wang Shouyi Thirteen Spices, and the historical background of Wang Shouyi Thirteen Spices is also very interesting. As the name suggests, the founder of Wang Shouyi Thirteen Spices is Wang Shouyi. His ancestors were officials in the Northern Song Dynasty. He used his own medicine shop to mix a secret seasoning. Because of its unique and fresh fragrance, it was taken into the palace for the royal family to enjoy. Wang Shouyi inherited this secret recipe from his grandfather and improved it on the basis of the original formula, which led to today's "Thirteen Spices"

wangshouyi thirteen spices

There are many different versions of the Thirteen Spices formula, each formula is slightly different in the type and proportion of spices, but all contain core ingredients such as star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns. Of course, you can also mix your own Thirteen Spices, just grind the different spices into powder and mix them. Here are some common recipes:

‌Classic recipe‌: Star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns are the basic ingredients of Thirteen Spices, and other spices such as fennel, costus root, tangerine peel, ginger, and amomum are increased or decreased according to different recipes. ‌

‌Specific recipe examples‌:

Recipe 1: 20g star anise, 10g cinnamon, 12g fennel, 8g galangal, 8g nutmeg, 7g amomum, 6g tsaoko, 5g costusroot, 5g galangal, 4g tangerine peel, 4g cloves, 8g dried ginger, 3g Sichuan peppercorns. ‌

Recipe 2: 100g star anise, 50g cinnamon, 50g cardamom, 25g angelica, 20g galangal, 40g fennel, 25g coriander, 25g Sichuan peppercorns, 25g dried ginger, 15g senna, 10g licorice, 30g amomum, 25g tangerine peel, 5g cloves, 20g white peppercorns. ‌

Recipe 3: Star anise 15g, cloves 5g, pepper 5g, cloud wood 4g, tangerine peel 4g, nutmeg 7g, amomum 8g, cumin 10g, galangal 6g, cinnamon 12g, galangal 7g, cardamom 8g, ginger 9g. ‌

These recipes provide different flavor options, and users can adjust them according to their own taste preferences. I hope you can also mix your own thirteen spices.