Galangal
Member of the ginger family
For the rhizome-bearing plant sometimes known as "galingale", see
Cyperus longus
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Kaempferia galanga
Lesser galangal (
Alpinia officinarum
)
Galangal rhizome ready to be prepared for cooking
Galangal
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) is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices.
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"galangal"
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Oxford English Dictionary
(Third ed.). Oxford University Press. November 2010
. Retrieved
19 December
2018
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