galangal

IPA: gɑɫˈɑŋgʌɫ

Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

Examples of "galangal" in Sentences

Coconut milk base with galangal, mashroom and lemon leaf
"The spice of life," as she called galangal, appears in many Hildegard formulas.
Ingredient lists contained nigella seeds, manouri and galangal with little, if any, explanation.
A return visit snagged me my galangal, which is like ginger and coriander having a party in your mouth.
You'll also find common Thai ingredients throughout the menu, such as galangal, lemongrass, lime-chili sauce, yellow-bean paste and bamboo shoots.
They used many spices, some of which we no longer use (zedoary, long pepper), others of which today are associated with ethnic cuisine (such as galangal, an important ingredient of Thai cooking).
At another event, the menu featured naniura, carp prepared sashimi-style but infused with turmeric, galangal and andaliman, an Indonesian relative of Sichuan pepper, resulting in a dish similar to ceviche.
I have a brochure produced by Malaysian Tourism Ministry to promote some common cuisine of Malaysians and in one of the pages, it shows the picture of herbs the Malays use in their cuisines with English names, including lengkuas which was given 'galangal' as its English equivalent name.