Eating in China
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Galangal

良姜Liángjiāng

Aromatic rhizome used when stewing mutton.

Type
Spices

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A firm, aromatic rhizome, often sold dried in reddish-brown pieces; distinct from ordinary ginger.

In the kitchen

Used to stew the mutton for Taiyuan tounao.

Distinct from ordinary ginger.

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