If you've ever shopped for ginger root, chances are you may have almost inadvertently grabbed a similar-looking spice called galangal root. Native to Southeast Asia, galangal root looks so similar in ...

One of my favorite pastimes is wandering through the aisles of a supermarket in another country or an ethnic market closer to home, perusing the interesting packaging and unfamiliar ingredients. What ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It's hard to imagine the popular tom kha gai (Thai chicken soup) without a few cheeky slices of galangal floating in the bowl to give it ...

Galangal, a herb like ginger and turmeric belongs to the rhizome family. It is also known as ‘Siamese ginger’ and is commonly used in Southeast Asian cuisine, especially Thai. The name galangal is ...

With its gnarled body, fibrous, greenish-pink shoots and coarse, reddish-brown skin, galangal ranks high on my list of peculiar-looking ingredients. Thanks to its sweetly tart and peppery flavor, its ...

Dear Eric: Can you tell me the difference between galangal and ginger? Jen This question was posed not long after I published a recipe for Thai-style curry. This question was posed not long after I ...

Galangal is a member of the ginger family, a fellow rhizome, or underground stem. It goes by other names – Laos ginger, Siamese ginger, Thai ginger, blue ginger, langkawas — and looks and tastes like ...