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What is a galangal?

What is a galangal? Here are some definitions.

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  1. Any of several east Asian plants of the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
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I tried a few new recipes, but nothing too exotic, because I wasn't sure how to go about finding galangal, shrimp paste, fenugreek, black cumin, or tamarind.
Cook two minutes, then add galangal, shallots, curry paste and curry powder.
It's made of flat rice noodles and a creamy coconut broth, shot through with bits of lobster and galangal flowers.
A typical paste will contain lots of chiles, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste, black pepper, and sea salt.
Ginger and galangal are both rhizomatous plants which grow easily in warm, frost-free areas.
Many of the foodies who bleat on about it could not countenance living without things like lemons, figs and galangal.

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