galangal
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Kaempferia galanga thumb|right|200px|Lesser galangal (Alpinia officinarum) thumb|right|300px|Galangal rhizome ready to be prepared for cooking
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- Instance of
- food ingredient
- Subclass of
- rhizome
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- Galangal ready for preparation.png
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- natural product of taxon
- Kaempferia galanga
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Differentiation
- Uses
- Culinary
- Medical
- References
thumb|right|200px|Kaempferia galanga thumb|right|200px|Lesser galangal (Alpinia officinarum) thumb|right|300px|Galangal rhizome ready to be prepared for cooking
Galangal () is a rhizome of plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, with culinary and medicinal uses originating in Indonesia. It is one of four species in the genus Alpinia, and is known for its pungent, aromatic flavor.
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