Is galangal the same as Galangal Root?

Yes — galangal and Galangal Root refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Is galangarot the same as Galangal Root?

Yes — galangarot and Galangal Root refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Yes — thai ginger and Galangal Root refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Yes — greater galangal and Galangal Root refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Rhizome spice in the ginger family, common in Southeast Asian cuisine.

Galangal Root has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

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Galangal Root is also known as galangal, galangarot, thai ginger, galangal root, greater galangal — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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