What is galangal?
Galangal
A knobby root related to ginger, with a sharper, piney, citrusy flavor. Essential in Thai and Indonesian cooking.
What it tastes like
Peppery, piney and citrusy, more medicinal and less sweet than ginger. Usually too woody to chew, so it's there for flavor.
Where you’ll see it
Tom kha and tom yum soups, Thai curry pastes, Indonesian rendang and Malaysian laksa.
What does galangal taste like? See the dials →Related words
- makrut lime
- lemongrass
- ginger