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Galangal
DimplesLee:
In the Phils langkawas means lesser galangal - A officinarum. In the local pinoy supermarkets greater galangal is tagged as Thai galangal or Thai ginger and the lesser galangal plain langkawas or "local galangal". So Thai recipes probably means A galanga. :)
LivingParadise:
--- Quote from: murahilin on April 01, 2017, 09:43:49 PM ---https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal
Wikipedia says there are 4 different species that are referred to as galangal. Which one are you referring to?
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I don't know - the plant I bought was only labeled as "galangal." I've never heard of any other kind. This tastes the same as the spice I bought, which is also simply labeled "galangal." I'm guessing whichever one is most commonly used Thai galangal, and known that way in the US. It has rather pointed narrow leaves, compared to the gingers I've grown. Kind of like bamboo leaves.
Chandramohan:
A. galanga is a plant which looks like Cardamomum plant, with smaller, pointed leaves. It flowers and fruits at the tip of leaf bracts. The fruits look like cardamom,but tastes very strong. Lesser galangal is Kaempfera.galanga, which is a small plant that can be grown in pots and looks like a big 'lotus flower'.
LivingParadise:
Thank you, Chandramohan, for that explanation. My plant looks nothing like Kaempferia galanga. But its leaves are narrower than photos I am finding online of Alipinia galanga - although it is definitely a lot closer to that one. I wonder if there are other varieties/species close to A. galanga, but with narrow pointy leaves like mine? Or if this is just a natural variance, maybe compounded by the fact that my plant is still young.
Chandramohan:
If yr plant is young, then the leaves are narrower. Did you buy from a dependable source? Because there are other Alpinias which look similar.
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