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decurtate (iou) and Five-spice powder (recipes)


decurtate (iou)



decurtate verb trans.Pa. pple & ppl adjective -ate(d). L16-M19.
[Latin decurtat- pa. ppl stem of decurtare cut short, abridge, from de- DE- 1 + curtare shorten: see -ATE3.]
Cut short, shorten, abridge.

Five-spice powder (recipes)


A pungent mixture of five spices commonly used in Chinese cookery; it' s a brown powder made of ground star anise, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon and Sichuan pepper. It' s available from Chinese grocers, and is becoming more widely available in supermarkets too. A good blend should be fragrant and spicy but also slightly sweet.Five-spice spare ribsCrispy aromatic duck