Galangal Nutrition facts

Galangal

Galangal or galanga is a rhizomatous root that grows underneath the ground as in ginger. The root is one of the popular household spices, prominently featuring in the East and South-East Asian cuisines.
It is a perennial herb with finger-like rhizomatous rootstocks in the Zingiberaceae family, of the genus: Zingiber.
Scientific name: Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.)
In the West, it is commonly called as greater galangal. Some other common names are blue ginger, thai ginger, gao liang jiang (高良姜), langkuas, languas, kha (ข่า), lengkuas, etc.