spices

Although I reluctantly admit to being a snob about convenience foods in the states, in Beijing I love to try random premixed items found at the grocery store, including this little packet of chicken wing seasoning. This fragrant-spicy spice mix, made by McCormick, is designed to be mixed with water, slathered over wings, marinated for a few minutes, and nuked in a microwave. It’s a combination of salt, chili, sugar, milk powder, desiccated garlic, onion, cumin seed, orange peel, tomato powder, sichuan pepper, pepper, and yeast extract.  No mess, no fuss!  How easy for the harried mother!  How perfectly delicious at 2 am when you’ve had a little two much erguotou 二锅头 (in Beijing… READ MORE | 2 Comments