Galangal is a reddish brown, tough, woody rhizome of a tropical shrub of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae and is indigenous to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China. Galangal root is primarily used in Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Laotian and Cambodian cooking. Galangal powder is highly aromatic and has a sweet, piney, citrus flavour with a peppery bite.
