Dried Galangal Sliced Greater Galangal Alpinia Galanga Perfect for Tom Yum and Tom Kha Soups 11 oz

Galangal (KÌ"h̀Ä, à¸'่า) is the rhizome of certain plants in the ginger family. Although, at first glance, it might look similar to ginger, its taste and smell are vastly different. Galangal has a sharper, peppery taste and a strong citrus aroma; it gives a more earthy and citrus note to soups and curry pastes. There really is no substitute for good galangal. ALSO CALLED: With such widespread use over various nations with different languages, galangal has multiple names. LAOS (Indonesian), LANGKAWAS (Filipino), PA DE KAW (Burmese), ROMDENG (Cambodian) all refer to this very spice: Greater Galangal. Even in English they are often referred to as THAI GALANGAL, BLUE GINGER, or THAI GINGER ESSENTIAL FOR THAI, LAO AND VIETNAMESE HUE CUISINE: Our Greater Galangal brings a sweet floral camphorous flavor to the dishes it is used it. Is is an essential ingredient in Thai, Lao, Indonesian and Vietnamese Hue Cuisines.