Melissa's Asian Spice Blend is a wonderfully fragrant and tasty mix of spices for use in a grinder. I dissected a representative sample and arrived at this close approximation (yes, I do have better things to do, but I can't help myself):
Copycat Asian Spice Blend
1/4 tsp coarse sea salt
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp black peppercorns
1.5 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp dried, minced garlic
1/2 tsp dried, minced onion
1/2 tsp cinnamon stick, broken into small pieces
1/4 tsp dried, minced ginger
10 whole cloves
1/4 tsp aniseseed
Mix together. Keep mixture in grinder.
