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Galangal

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A rhizome related to ginger, sharper and more peppery in flavor, used in Thai and other Southeast Asian cooking, notably in tom yum soup.

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Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Indonesia, where the plant's culinary and medicinal uses originate; the wider genus is native to South and Southeast Asia. 1
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Fish Amok, Dishes
Soto, Dishes
Source Soto (Wikipedia)
Tom Yum, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Sources
1. Galangal (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
with culinary and medicinal uses originating in Indonesia
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The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014
  • entry: Galangal
  • Used By: Tom Yum
Soto (Wikipedia)
WikipediaUsed By: Soto, Soto tangkar variant description
Quote, Used By: Soto, Soto tangkar variant description
spiced with turmeric, garlic, shallot, chili, pepper, candlenut, cumin, galangal, coriander, cinnamon, Indonesian bay leaf (daun salam), and kaffir lime leaf.
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