Baked chinese 5-spice chicken chinese 5-spice gives a big kapow of flavor to this easy and inexpensive baked chicken. this recipe is deeply flavorful and moist oven baked chicken marinated with asian spices & sauces. so easy and so goodchinese 5-spice is a mixture of star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel, and sichuan pepper. the unique scent and aroma is great as a marinate to meat, especially chicken. you can buy the five-spice powder from any chinese or asian stores. they come in a small bottle (like ground pepper) and last a long time. if you cant find it at stores, you can certainly purchase them easily online at amazon. serve this baked chicken with longevity noodles, biang biang noodles or green bean stir-fry recipe.