Chinese Five Spice is a common seasoning in Chinese food, particularly for barbecue pork dishes. While it’s frequently believed that it gets its name because it contains 5 spices, the number actually refers to the 5 elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. In traditional Chinese medicine, these elements manifest themselves in various parts of the human anatomy and imbalances in these elements are said to be the cause of disease.
Various herbs and spices have been used for thousands of years to restore balance to these elements which is how Chinese Five Spice powder came into being.
The cache is not located at the listed coordinates. In order to find the cache you must:
- Identify the five spices that normally make up this mixture, ignoring any exotic blends.
- Match the spices to the names of the five corresponding Spice Girls caches. (This normally means simplifying the name.)
- Arrange the cache names in alphabetical order, designating them A to E.
- Find the five caches and retrieve the clues in them. (Note that some caches have decoy clues.)
- Substitute the clues for the following numbers:
1 is # or @ or ↑
2 is ^ or & or (
3 is ) or + or -
4 is “ or ! or ‘
5 is : or / or %
6 is J or K or L
7 is * or ] or {
8 is A or N or M
9 is P or S or F
0 is < or > or Q
The cache will be found at S35 00.ABC E138 35.BDE.
The cache itself is easy to find and could be done from a wheelchair. The ratings are to reflect the puzzle and total distance to travel.
Remember to enjoy the view from GZ.